Weird side effect maybe? | ADHD Information

I am 20 years old and have just stared Adderall XR 20mg. The first day I took it I felt great and it helped me a ton untill later when I had something like what people had explained in my experience to be hot flashes. I instantly started to sweat, got very dizzy and felt that I was going to puke. This only lasted about 3 minutes and then quickly went away. It only happened twice: that evening around 8pm and right when I woke up the next morning about 8 am. The doctor tells me that I have normal blood pressure and a normal heart. I have read some forums about the side effects of this drug and have never heard of something like this. I thought hot flashes only happen to older people? Is this weird?

Be sure you eat enough food and drink enough water.  Take a good look at how well you took care of your body that day.  Adderall has a way of keeping you going normally no matter how you treat yourself -- until it wears off ... 

If you can't find a fairly basic reason for your symptoms, you should call your doctor about it.  I have found the following to be reasons for feeling like 20 kinds of crap when my meds wear off:

Did you skip dinner and go straight to sleep?  Did you skip breakfast and take your meds on an empty stomach?  Did you stay up late and get up early?  Did you drink 8 glasses of water? (ok so at least 6 *grin)  Did you organize your sock drawer, pay your bills, clean your car, the bathroom, and mow the yard all in one day just because you could? 

Welcome and good luck! Let us know how it goes, ok?