[charlid1]

I am 19, currently a freshman in college. I do not have ADD or ADHD, and I am not prescribed any medicine of any kind. However, I have started taking Adderall XR which I buy from a friend. The pills come in 20mg capsules, and I generally take 60mg at a time. I do this when I need to study or pull an all-nighter. I have been taking about 60mg in one go about once or twice a week for about 4 weeks.

At first, I experienced no side effects other than the desired increased motivation and concentration, as well as an ability to stay awake for up to 48 hours. However, just the other night I thought I was overdosing: My heart was pounding furiously, not necessarily super fast, but rather very hard. This lasted about 48 hours after taking 60mg in one dose. I felt no serious pain, but I had an acute awareness of every variation in my heartbeat. Several times when I stood up, I felt very light headed, and at times my hearing seemed to fade just slightly. I had slight tremors, nothing serious. What worried me was the intensity of my heartbeat. I had also smoked a small bowl of weed right after taking the pills. Is this relevant?

I weigh 145 lbs and stand about 5'6" tall. I am a smoker (average about 10 a day), but only for the last two months or so. In high school I was very athletic and ran track, played soccer, etc., so I am in pretty good physical condition. I went to the doctor's about a week before I started taking the Adderall, and they informed me that I have very good blood pressure and a healthy heart.

I have done some research and it looks like people with my same build are taking upwards of 100-200mg of Adderall XR daily, so I am curious if anyone can explain this side-effect to me. Am I in serious danger of dying if I continue to take 60-100mg in one dose about one or two times a week?

Thanks so much,
Charlie

[Cats Meow]

I think the weed made you hyper-aware, it may have lowered your BP some and was a contributing factor, plus freaking out adds to the equation.
Doing drugs will have a negative effect on your education, you don't need them to study or any other "good" reason you come up with. Your body warned you, you best listen to what it had to say, if it happened once it's very likely to happen again, and who knows what will happen then?
Cats

[atypicalresponder]

i doubt u could officially overdose on 60mg of XR, even if u took 3 20's at once...

u probably would be on tweakage mode and having panic attacks if anything...

when i took adderall i took 4 20mg instant release tabs throughout the day, made me tired and was complete garbage.