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Hello

I am new to this web sight and im soo glad i found it:) i am a 37 yr old mother of 2 i knew i had add for the longest time but never did anything about it (my faimly is verry anti medicine)but when i forgot to buckle my kids in their car seats on day i knew it was time to do something , i first started with stratara (hated it) im now takeing adderal xr 30 mg . i am 5 ft tall i started  out at 117 lbs, im now( to my surpize)88 pnds AHHH . i love the fact that im thinking with a full brain now but im wayyy to thin. i dont know what to do?

 

 hi me . me again

these little face things are fun. (can you tell my medicine is starting to wear off?) anywho about looking gross. i was with my faimly on vacation this weekend and they teesed me relentlessly ...ps my spell check does not work so bear with me tnx! is there anyway to  keep my brain and my butt? how come my little envelope thing is grey?

fluffy you probably need to start pushing the supplements...I suggest having  a meal replacement drink or smoothie at every meal your weight is not good and you need to make a serious effort to get in more calories...consider this your job.

my son also takes Adderall and it is the best med for him although he is  at the 50% for weight we are concerned because he was at the 75% before we started. 

In my opinion the carnation instant breakfast mixed with milk and other stuff tastes the best...my son likes pediasure so as long as he will drink it I will buy it...

there is a a thread on the parents section about smoothies this may give you some ideas.

Good luck

Just try to eat something, as much as the adderall makes you not want to.

Hello

and thank you both for your reply ,i have been a little stressed lately which also may have contributed to my weight loss,unfortunately i live in the country parts of pa. and there is not a whole lot of Dr to choose from, some are not seeing new pt and some are 45 min away  I'm  taking YOUR ADVICE AND DRINKING CARNATION INStent BREAKFAST AND I JUST BOUGHT ENSURE I FEEL AS IF I GAINED SOME WEIGHT ' HMM HOLD ON ILL CHECK ...UM OK MAYBE ONE POUND.I ALSO AM OPENING THE CAPSULE AND POURING SOME OUT,  I DON'T FEEL 100%BUT WHATEVER IT TAKES I GUESS

THANK YOU AGAIN

PS I FINALLY GOT MY SPELL CHECK TO WORK  YEAH!!!!

hi,i would carry on the full dose of your meds.

i would also eat very fattening things when you are eating and like the others said smoothies,fattening ones

HI EVERYONE

i had my Dr apt.yesterday. I'M 92.4 pounds

I pretty much told her everything I learned from you guys,I told her I'm eating more and drinking less coffee and all the other things i learned , shes like Why are you here then, she kept me on 30 Mg's. my blood pressure is normal , I can see my butt again and i no longer look like an envelope

THANK YOU SO MUCH

Good job!!  When I first started on meds it was hard to remember to eat, but my body did adjust and it is okay now.  Funny thing is when I started Concerta I no longer craved caffiene.  I had been drinking about a 6 pack of Dr. Pepper a day or more.  When the drugs kicked in I didn't want to drink caffiene of smoke ciggarettes anymore - extra benefits I guess. 

YEAH

someone eles is up!!!

I know hat youre saying i cant even look at sweets now:) however i do enjoy myself a good java every now and again:)

OK then never mind ,i just check and no one eles is online and Conan O'Brien is a rerun ALL BY MYSELF...DONT WANT TO BE ...ALL BY MYSELF...ANYMORE............ok sorry about that at least nobody can actually hear me sing.. that would wake you up 

Ive actually always had insomnia for as long as i can remember it has nothing to do with my med. (believe it or not). I get a little crazy at night those face things are fun but has anyone seen the clown  that thing is just scary ,now i definitely wont be able to sleep. he he  ill try anyway, I have a feeling I'm going to regret this reply thing in the AM.

GOODNIGHT EVERYONE HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND

FLUFFY

I am always up.  I just got back from a 3 mile run.  I have this problem when my concerta wears off at 4 in the afternoon.  I am usually up until all hours and crash hard every week or so!!!  It is only 1142 Pacific time here.

 

I almost had to quit taking Adderall because my doctor was concerned that I lost too much weight.  My 2 cents...

Calories you drink go down a lot easier than anything remotely dry or crunchy.  I hated soup until I started meds.  Now they taste great. Those 'soup-on-the-go' whatsis... that you microwave and drink out of the container...work out really well for me.

Have something prepared in the fridge, if wake up hungry (or get hungry while you aren't sleeping) get up and eat.

I had a constant supply of gatorade, juice and such all day every day.

If something tastes good eat a bunch of it.  (Yep, I started hogging the good stuff.  You other people can suffer and go eat something else!  *evil grin)

Fluffy, this is great!  Keep up the good work!Fluffy this is great news . Keep it up.

fluffy  I am glad you got an apointment. What type of doc is this?  My son goes to a neurologist who definitely knows her stuff and she keeps a good eye on him.  My son had apointments every month and now we are at every two months.  Your doc should have probably noticed the weight loss earlier.  I am sure it will work out for you. You need to make sure that your doc helps you with a weight gain plan and monitors your progress more closely ( every week or two).  If not ,I would probably get a different doc, one who is an expert on ADD and ADD meds. 

Do you think that anything else is going on with you that would contribute to the weight loss?  I hope your doc gives you a good check up. 

 I know adderall kills the appetite but try to consider the smoothies and high calorie foods  as your meds.

Good luck fluffy,

 

Fluffy, I have been taking Adderall XR for about 2 months, and have lost about 20 lbs.  However, I was very overweight to start with, so I can still afford to lose quite a bit.  My 9 year old daughter is on the 25mg dose, and she has always been very thin.  I give her Ensure plus, and I make sure that she takes a good multi-vitamin daily.  Keeping the weight on has been very difficult with the Adderall. This seems to help with her appetite.  You also mentioned that perhaps the med is now to strong for you since you have lost so much weight.  This might be the case, as the doseage is based on weight.  I know that as children grow and gain weight, their dose must often be increased.  i started in dec. and yes we first started with 10 mg it did nothing the 20 was better but not perfect the 30 mg seamed to work the best at first now i feel it could be too much , i wonder if my weight has anything to do with that ? i do love not having to worry about leaving to stove or irons pluged in i defentally feel safer on my medicine i would defentally would like to stay on it , I guess ill tell tell the dr. that without mentioning my weight loss

hi joemom

I just called my doc. i have an appt on wed.im a little worried, my doctor is a young girl (about 26) and i dont know how informed she is on the add topic.i didnt even know that adderall was a stimulent till i read about it. ive honestly have gotten more info on this web site then from anybody or anywere eles.  thank you for you help joemom its nice to talk to someone who knows what im going thru without being judged

How long have you been on the Adderall? How long did it take you to lose this weight?

I don't know if she will take you off it for good but she may if you dont start gaining.  Your doc should monitor you more frequently.

Did the doc have you try different strengths of the Adderall before the 30mgs? Perhaps it is just too much.  Did you ever try 20 mgs before?

Another idea is the short acting adderall.  Did you ever try this?  This might help you can get an appetite because it wears off in about 4 hours. If you time it right you will be hungry near meal times.  Talk to you doc about this.

Good luck,

 

 

thank you joemom

im actualy more worried about the weight loss then i let on , i want to make sure im both mentally and physicaly heathy for my kids sake, i want to call my dr. and ask if she can reduce my dosage to 20 mg but i dont know how to ask.or what to say. if i tell her i lost too much weight will she take me off of it for good?

HI

Thanks everyone ,i gained another pound  i feel better ,i have 4 events to attend this holiday week and i made cookies for all of them all at once (thank god for insomnia) he he , well i cant cook worth a darn but everyone Else food was really good so far, i have 2 more events to attend (maybe 2 more pounds right?) anyway i just wanted to thank everyone who has replied to me because like i said before it feels great to know I'm not alone in this and your advice gives me peace of mind.  I hope everyone of you has a great Fourth of July!! even better have a great whole month of July 

Hiya fluffy,

I am glad that the you are starting to gain.  I know you must have been so worried.  Keep drinking the smoothies

HI  PEOPLE :)

Thank you for you support with everything!!!!

did anyone see SNL tonight ?It was a bit peculiar, all the TV fun house skits .I think all  the writers have add . sometimes when my medication wears off i think of just strange things, do any of you?   like have any of you ever said "this little piggy went to market" to your kids toes?  ... what in the world is that rhyme all about ? it makes absolutely no sense.. is it even called a rhyme? where did it originate? who made it up? how did something as crazy as that catch on?