Facial flushing, red warm ears after eating - Adderall IR?
Question posted by tnecifingam on 1 Nov 2018
Last updated on 3 November 2021 by maddyjam
I've been prescribed adderall 40mg (2 10mg tabs twice a day) for about 7 years. I've also been taking topiramate 200 mg (100mg AM, 100mg PM) for 15 years.
I’m really not a fan of the heat and I tend to get warm easily with or without adderall. But lately after eating my face and ears have been getting red and warm... this usually only happens after I eat later in the day/night but always on the days I take adderall. My work hours and sleep schedule is a mess right now due to my hours changing between 1st, 2nd and 3rd shift almost weekly so I don't always take the adderall at the same time daily... I never take it too late or close to when I'll be going to sleep tho. But when this happens it almost feels like I've taken another dose or the adderall is kicking in after hours and hours of not taking it. I was nervous my blood pressure was getting high or something but I've checked it multiple times during this and it's always my normal reading (130/80 give or take a few).
Has anyone else experienced this? Or know what might be causing this/how I can prevent it from happening?
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maddyjam
3 Nov 2021
Same happens to me! While I'm at work, I'm fine, but when I get home, and eat dinner, my nose and cheeks get so red and almost puffy. Same thing happens when I drink wine, of course. I do know that when people have Thyroid issues, the redness happens in the same area. Maybe we have issues with our Thyroid? I started thinking maybe our Thyroid has a bad reaction to the meds? It drives me crazy! That's basically the one thing I hate about taking Adderall. Besides the heartburn and annoying tickle in my throat/dry cough.
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stricker1710
2 Nov 2019
Did you ever find out more about this? I'm prescribed addy but when I abuse bad (100mg in like 12 hours) I get the same thing when I'm studying. Like my ears are HOT. I get so nervous, like im scared of what im doing to my body
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Nitro061
1 Nov 2018
Yes oddly enough my neurologist asked me this same question last visit out of the blue? I do and he told me it was caused by something... anyway it’s related to intracranial pressure and hypertension chronic migraine disease.
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sarahtobias
28 Jan 2019
Any chance you can elaborate? I also get a super red nose at the end of the day (after eating- now that your mention it), and I get migraines.