adderall xr 30mg | ADHD Information

First, does anyone currently take this med?  I was wondering if anyone has same side effects.  My armpits sweat..which never did before, I have insomnia, but crash hard around 8-9 p.m. but awaken through the night.  I'm never tired during the day.  I'm often moody and still lash-out at times, but become reserved very quickly.  My appetite was gone the first few months, but over time I have it back.  Any othe stimulant druga out-there that might work better??I've been taking it for years and have tried all the stimulant meds.  Most of them will cause the same symptoms, but those symptoms may subside as time passes.  Watch out for your BP while on this stuff and don't drink anything with caffeine or your heart will likely race and spike your BP for an hour or so.  If after you've been on it for a while you decide to not take it one day or don't get your refill in time before you run out...be prepared to crash HARD.  I've done that before and ended up sleeping straight through an entire weekend ~ and I'm NOT exaggerating.

[QUOTE=hotwingy]First, does anyone currently take this med?  I was wondering if anyone has same side effects.  My armpits sweat..which never did before, I have insomnia, but crash hard around 8-9 p.m. but awaken through the night.  I'm never tired during the day.  I'm often moody and still lash-out at times, but become reserved very quickly.  My appetite was gone the first few months, but over time I have it back.  Any othe stimulant druga out-there that might work better??[/QUOTE]

i had to stop taking Adderall XR. it doubled my ADHD symptoms.

the side effects i noticed were:  loss of appetite, weight loss, confusion, nausea, anxiety, nervousness, hives, greasy skin, zits, night sweats, insomnia, frequent urination, headache, hair falling out (amphetamines can make you lose hair!).

 

I have been taking adderall for about six weeks. For a week or so I took 10 mg. It seemed to help some but I wanted to see where twenty would take me. At twenty, I couldn't feel relaxed, wasn't concentrating much better, and after a couple weeks I developed hives (I get them occasionally anyway, but it was worse) and a twitch in my left eye. I didn't put it together until I read something here. I felt like my ability to concentrate got even worse, so I tried thirty. Once. It didn't help my concentration and I felt strung out. Today I had ten in the morning and ten in the late afternoon. I don't feel like the mental superpower I'm still hoping for, but at least I'm not walking into walls.

 

Sorry...when I first started taking adderal, I noticed I could drink like 20 beers and be ok??  Now after a few ..I'm loopy. Not sure why this is. I do get somewhat moody when I drink..go figure!

I am on regular adderall, and have been taking it a week.  I have been having the same problems with sleep.  I get really tired between 8-9 p.m and then I lay awake all night.  I am really hoping this goes away.  I don't take that much ( I don't think).  I take 10 mg in the a.m. about 7:30 and then 5 mg about noon.   The first couple of days I felt pretty wound up, and now I just feel normal, but I am a LOT more organized.  I can pack a lot of things into a short amount of time.  I used to not know where the days went.

One other odd thing I've noticed is that I have to get up and go potty a lot more during the night.  Prior to taking this, I'd rarely get up to go, and now I have to get up sometimes twice!  It's frustrating, cause I don't have to go potty all day.  It's a drag that it waits til night to hit me.

I get headaches too, but I'm not sure if it is because of Adderall or not.  I get more headaches than I ever did since I've been on Adderall, but people have told me that as you get older (and especially if you have sinus problems) you may get more headaches.  Who knows???

I take BP meds just so I can take Adderall! Is that crazy or what?

I wouldn't worry about addiction.  Your doc shouldn't be prescribing an amount  or dosage that would cause addiction.  But if you decide to quit taking it I would definitely cycle down and not stop cold turkey (unless you have a couple days to do nothing but sleep!)

<<I occasionally drink beer, and I become able to tolerate it.>> Not sure what you mean???

foxp - <<Today I had ten in the morning and ten in the late afternoon.>> I hate to tell you this but there is a good chance you will not be sleeping tonight.  XR is time released...

<<I don't feel like the mental superpower I'm still hoping for>> I've been searching for superpower ability too.  It continues to allude me.

MicheleRW222 - <<I am a LOT more organized.  I can pack a lot of things into a short amount of time.>> That is GREAT!  That's what it's all about.  I haven't experienced the "potty" scenario.  If you're like me, you'll get used to the med after some time and the sleeplessness will subside.  Stay away from caffeine though. When on Adderall caffeine is NOT your friend.

hotwingy - What did 20 beers do to you before you started taking Adderall???

Have a good weekend everyone.

Thanks for your responses!  I do notice when I drink caffeine, I'm double wired.  I often get headaches periodically.  I went off adderall xr  a year ago and stopped cold turkey.  WOW!  It was terrible..tired I felt like I had been tranquilized.  I'm scared That I could become addicted to this drug?  I also take BP med and lipitor??  I occasionally drink beer, and I become able to tolerate it.

 

How bout you guy's?

 

I am prescribed the generic form of adderall and have been very happy with it.  i have never actually tried the non-generic.