I've grown more tolerant to Adderall as I'm taking it more often for school. Very often I get back pain, and I got nauseous the other day and threw up. I've been taking about 45mg everyday. I'm 24 female.
How much Adderall is too much to take daily?
Question posted by supastar45 on 14 Sep 2013
Last updated on 23 October 2019 by Chrissmile
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8 Answers
Chrissmile
23 Oct 2019
Maybe to large of dose. And being agitated is actually associated with Adderall there's a good medication if you have attention deficit disorder it's also very effective if you have OCD.. Talk to your Dr. He prescribed it.,even your local. Pharmacies have pampltets on possible side effects. Remember everybody is different. What is good for one person might not help you. Vivance is good to. You take it once a day
Potatochicken66
9 June 2019
Your doctor is always the best person to ask this question. Even if you’re uncomfortable asking your own doctor, attempt to get a second opinion or multiple opinions from qualified medical professionals until you find the information you need because tell you the truth all these online forums really accomplish is spreading mostly misinformation and occasionally some harm reduction. Nobody on here will ever be able to help you as much as a qualified health care professional evaluating you face to face with years of schooling in the mechanisms and effects of these powerful and misunderstood drugs.
kellyme45
8 Jan 2019
Darlin' I been taking 60mg for a long time with zero side effects. My Doctor says she will increase it but she needs to know how by how much from a corroborating sleep Doctor. Don't let people who have zero clue about the drug influence your decision. Adder all is an amazing drug and works great for people who actually have ADHD.
If you are not diagnosed with it then I would stop immediately. Use caffeine it'll work just as well for people who need to study long hours. Don't use the caffeine unless you need to or you will just become more tolerant to that as well.
If you do have ADHD talk to your Doctor about increasing your dose to 30mg x2.
The worst thing about Adderall is that it does build tolerance so make sure you never go over your daily amount and if you do find yourself getting too used to it then take a break. For me a weekend is plenty but some people need a whole week. Be open with your Doctor about everything including what I'm saying here if you like.
Mettoo
28 Sep 2017
I've been taking adderall for a while now and I feel like I've built a tolerance fast. Today I took 40mg at 8 am. Another 40 at 1 and another 40 at 7pm. It's fine. No problem. It depends on your tolerance.
sandracmyers
8 Nov 2017
As long as you continue to be prescribed that much or can always get that much, cool. No problem.
addmom125
2 Feb 2017
Adderall is a serious drug. I have a prescription. I take 1 30 mg pill and Im good for an entire day. If u take it as perscribed u will be fine. DO NOT take this drug without a prescription.
sandracmyers
8 Nov 2017
Captain OBVIOUS shows up 3 YEARS later lolol
TrayWay
6 Sep 2018
I mean I’m not prescribed and I just took 120mg all within an hour and I haven’t died yet so I think we’re good.
Beckk1144
16 Dec 2018
My body has built up a tolerance to Adderall I am prescribed 30mgx2day for couple years now,it doesnt really help my energy now but just helps concentration,focus ect. (What ts supposed to do!) But be careful because doctors can and will just cut you off,it happen to me because I rescheduled an appointment! She just was against it from the beginning and making any excuse to take it away,what some dont understand is that lil pill helps people so much,its medication just like any other one,and I have only got 3 doctors to prescribe it ever,and I'm 40yrs old!
ang1049
17 Sep 2013
This sounds like too much to me. Especially if you have nausea. I know this is a common side effect. I don't know if u are taking the XL or not. You did not state it in your comment. I have never taken more than 30 mg. And it gives me dry mouth like crazy! Maybe you need to drink more water. And be sure to eat, even if you are not hungry. A quick snack every 4 hours that is healthy.
ikillfish
21 July 2014
Are you taking them with any other perscription/non-perscription medications? Also, by coincidence- my free diving background helped me out a lot in a random way. I drink pedialyte before a long day of diving to hydrate myself for better breath holds and easier oxygen transport in my blood. a while ago I started noticing how much it helped my back from hurting (I have a herniated L5 with a large amount of extruding membrane). The stuff tastes good when cold and it hydrates and replenishes your electrolytes 5 times better than the leading sports drink and 20 times better than water. It honestly has been a god send wth the amount I work, over 120 hours a week commercial fishing.
ikillfish
21 July 2014
Forgot to mention, I take a 30xr and a 30 "orange football" when I wake up every morning and then regulate myself to no more than 30mg every 8 hours max. This is extreme but in my line of work we are up for sometimes 3 days at a time and if I'm not alert and on top of things people can get seriously hurt or worse.
Justinangona2
14 Jan 2015
I've taken 90mg of adderall daily for the past 10 years and for the most part everything has been fine. But for some reason only the football shaped ones work for me. The others seem very weak and give me very bad mood swings. Does anyone know why this could be?
Doctors also tried many other stimulants over the years but never any luck.
LC12
1 March 2015
I also take 90 mg of Adderall every day. It doesn't matter whether it's extended release or not, 30 mg is 30 mg and many people take 90 mg a day. Second, it is not an amphetamine it's amphetamine salts. There's a huge difference. Years ago I took amphetamines like dexedrine; they are totally different. They all make your heart pound hard and fast, 120-150 beats per minute for 4-12 hours depending on which amphetamine it is. Adderall doesn't have anywhere near that type of effect. Third, it depends on you and your body and what side effects you get as well as what side effects you can tolerate. Over time most side effects tend to dissipate and even disappear. I've taken 30 mg 3X a day for 7 years. Side effects were much stronger when I first started taking it and now I hardly notice any side effects at all.
FireBlasterdz
6 Oct 2016
Generally, the max recommend dosage for Adderall is 60mg IR per day. I can tolerate more than that though. I routinely use 60-100mgs on some days.. I take breaks ( "Holidays" ) regularly and usually only take about 40mgs daily. If I'm not busy with something or work I don't take any except a 10mg with my coffee to jump start my engine. IMO 90mgs is a"recreational" dose. If divided into two or three separate dosages I still think no one needs that much Adderall and certainly not on a regular basis.
Factfinder411
14 Sep 2013
I've taken 90mg at one point, but your suppose to be lowered once a year and gradually brought back up. Now I only took this mg when they had that huge shortage bc I could find 20mg any where. I'm down to 40 mg a day was on 60 mg last month.
Bearcat315
7 Oct 2013
I was taking 60 mg a day over this summer, the thing is when I'm taking that much I have rapid heart beat and sweat a lot when exerting myself. I decided one and a half (45mg) approx is plenty. It's all tolerable until physical symptoms show up. It depends on the individual also. My endocrine system isn't what it used to be, someone else's may be much better for instance. Athletes have died of heart attacks while using amphetamines as performance enhancers. So when I'm exerting myself I try and remember that I'm metabolizing the adderall rapidly. I can't really put a dosage on too much adderall, now methamphetamine,( I don't mean breaking bad type) the pill, is too much.
K-Lab
14 Sep 2013
You're not taking any amount that hasn't been heard of. Is this 45mg coming from 15mg IR 3/day? If this is so, then that's still not an obscene amount. The way you can tell you're taking too much Adderall is when you start to abuse it and run out way before your prescription is due. If you have things under control then there's nothing to worry about.
The back pain may be coming from, tell me if I'm wrong, you being constantly doing something? It could even be from not being on your feet and just studying and sitting for long periods of time in a position your body doesn't like, but you're so into what you're doing it goes unnoticed, has happened to me plenty of times. Your nausea is anybody's guess. Do you remember to eat and stay hydrated throughout the days you take your Adderall? The nausea could be from lack of food in your stomach/body or from dehydration.
Dehydration could also explain your achey back. Try eating something when you take Adderall and drinking lots of water. This should hold you over until you see your doc again and talk to him/her about it.
supastar45
7 Oct 2013
Thank you! That was really helpful!
K-Lab
7 Oct 2013
New revelation! I take 30 mg IR twice a day, just as a headsup. Anyway, my pills were always orange, football shaped, manufactured by TEVA. Picked up refill prescription earlier this week, from the same pharmacy, and they were pink, round, and manufactured by COR... (i think it's Corpharma, doing this on my phone so I don't care too much about exactness of a name). Anyway, after my first dose I didn't notice anything too different, but on my second dose of the day I did end up having a wicked achey back and some stomach issues. After 3 days of this I had to go back to the pharmacy and ask them to order my old football ones as the pink ones just don't settle well with me. They're the same d-amphetamine salt combo, and I didn't notice any difference in efficacy, just the side effects of the pink ones was too much for me. Do your pills say cor on them, because if they do, it would be so nice to know someone else has the same reaction I do to them and that it's not just all in my head.
UtahPacFan
12 May 2014
I have been prescribed Adderall for over 10 years. I now take two 30 mg tabs a day.
I have long believed and voiced my opinion many times to doctors, pharmacists--anyone willing to listen, there IS a difference between the generic brands.
Of the 3 generic patterns of 30 mg Adderall, when I receive the round pink tablets, I have had similar type symptoms and can definitely feel a difference in a negative way. When I receive the orange tablets, I get the same type symptoms but not as bad and they don't last as long.
Last month I received the "football" tablets for my months supply, however, I received the pink tablets for the current month. I experienced no adverse effects last month with the "football" tablets AND they taste "sweet" as compared to the others, which are extremely bitter. After 4 days of using the pink tablets this month, the nausea has returned, the "dry mouth" and an overall "different" type feeling has returned. It continues to work but is still different in every way--not substantial but different. I make an extra effort to eat and stay hydrated to try and combat the adverse effects that come with the other 2 types of tablets. Last month it was great to take the Adderall and don't think about it again until the next day.
When I would ask the pharmacist(s), doctors, even the Adderall Representative about the different generic types and was told "THERE IS NO DIFFERENCE BETWEEEN GENERIC AND NAME BRAND".
What do I know? I have only taken 2 pills a day for over the past 10 years. Practiced patience when Adderall could not be found at any pharmacy and no one ever knew IF it would EVER arrive again.
Watched as the cash price for 60 tablets a month would go from $55 to $125 at there highest a couple years ago. When my Dr. in his infinite wisdom prescribed the extended release by mistake one month and almost needed medication for my heart when told the price, $335 for the same 60 pills. I did not want the gold covered Adderall tablets, thought maybe in Peso's??
I am currently tapering down, eventually Adderall will be like my ex-wives--- GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN.
Maybe all the health care employees will quit looking at me differently, slow there speech and move slowly when answering my question of;
WHY ARE THE DIFFERENT 30 MG ADDERALL TABLETS DIFFERENT COLORS (keep the question easy as not to confuse the healthcare employee), WHY DO I--AND OTHERS--HAVE REACTIONS TO THE DIFFERENT "COLORS".
I will quit asking healthcare professionals if there is any difference, other than color, cost, consistency of the tablets etc... between generic and name brand medications. What do I know?
I am only a lowly patient that has the audacity to ask or question the phrase "There is NO difference"! Society has been programmed to not even question if generic products are comparable to name brand and who would dare ask again after getting the looks, voice tone(s), slower speaking, as if I had just suffered a stroke or some other traumatic brain injury. Why or How could anyone question something that has been well established and that I must have escaped from a psychiatric facility, ICU (the brain injury) or arrived to earth from space.
rustead71
5 Jan 2015
I get the same back thing from other generic meds besides the cheap Adderall cut or buffers[whatever you wish to call it.Is there a good still affective generic manufacturer { I at 20 twice a day from Aurobindo ] CVS said they were made in U.S.but are from India ] what do you do ???
LC12
1 March 2015
I feel just the opposite about the generics. The round pink 30mg seem to have less side effects to me. Recently I was given a round orange pill with the imprint "28" on it by my pharmacist who told me it is the same thing, a 30mg generic Adderall. It's quite a bit smaller and I don't feel like it's as strong as the others, but I'm well aware that it could be in my head. Psychologically perhaps my lack of confidence in the pill may make it less effective. My worries about it are that I can't find it on the pill identifier from drugs.com, it's smaller and it seems strange to imprint 28 on a 30mg pill.
Xdav143x
22 Dec 2017
I’ve been taking addarel for quite some time had a bit of a problem with it for a min I had to realize the less is actually more if I abuse it it actually stops being affective ..like I would take 10 to 13 30mill the teva..(oh and those pink round ones are just terrible they say it’s the same but I disagree )
Anyway taking that many out of frustration was just st a waste obviously if I just stick to my 60m a day 1 in the am and 1 in the afternoon woks good and I don’t become Immune to them
alecjrowley
12 Sep 2018
Running out is not an issue unless you are using it more than necessary. If you NEED it, then take it when needed. Back pain can be caused by many things. Could be one of many things.
1. Shoes could be worn down. Buy new shoes with more padding.
2. Could be working a job that requires you to bend down a lot.
3. Or could have back conditions
Nausea can be a side effect of several things. Could be...
1. A stomach bug
2. The flu
3. Dehydration (part of the flu) or not enough natural liquids in your body. Could be rejecting something that you ate or drank. Or could be a part of anxiety.
There is no chance of overdosing on it but regardless, be careful.
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