I have taken ritalin (concerta) and then switched to adderall.  i have lost 40 lb over the past year and plan to keep going (need to lose lots more!)  i like the not eating, but i am very aware that it is all the med.  the only thing i notice is that when the meds wear off (about 9 pm) i am starving.  and crave LG amounts of sweets.  trying to control the sweet tooth, but still losing weight doesn't provide much incentive.  i know several other women who take adderall, etc., and have lost weight too.  BUT, if you aren't going to change your "eating" then you will probably get it right back if you stop the meds.  Good Luck

Thankx for your response!, but can you tell if it was due to adderall or to ritalin the appetite loss?

[QUOTE=mara]Hi, have anybody start with ritalin and then switch to adderall? can it make me loss weight?[/QUOTE]

I'd just like to make something aware to you.  You seem riveted on the losing weight and there's some things you need to know.

Adderal (dexedrine salts) is related to a drug (dexedrine sulphate) that was used in the 50s to 70s to try and help weight loss in obese people.  They STOPPED using it as that because there are far more health risks in taking them than the benefit of the weight loss.

Dexedrine is an amphetamine.  It's related in the family of benzedrine (bennies), crystal meth and other illicit drugs.  The way it helps you lose weight is by shutting off the mechanism for hunger in the brain.

While it does that - for a while - it's not reliable as a weight loss pill.  Ask all here - eventually you must keep taking higher doses to get the same loss effect.  While you take it - if you are obese and have a poor health it will raise your blood pressure, heart rate and in people with damaged hearts it will increase the damage.  It increases kidney function - which can be deadly in adult onset diabetes. It removes water from the system - and can dehydrate you dangerously without you even feeling it.

If you need the meds for ADHD or narcolepsy - then do take them.  They work wonders in small doses for those of us who need them.  But as weight loss?  Please cross that off of your list!

Weight loss only works if you do several things:  Change your lifestyle - exercise, diet and make good choices in food intake.  Take vitamins to keep your body working well.  SEE YOUR PHYSICIAN OFTEN!! so you don't end up with a bum heart, diabetes or other bad result.  Get your friends and family in on this so they can help you.  If you need one more friend I'd be glad to volunteer.  I come from a family with a history of obesity and have been helping many make good choices.

I hope you do the right thing.  I'd hate to see you become another statistic.

Glen