Is Adderall XR causing muscle pain, cramping and weakness?

I personally have had terrible muscle aches and I have to wonder if the Adderall is doing it. That's why I looked on this website.

Thank you all for posting. I believe you, I believe the medicine very likely could have produced these results, and I'm going to wean off it. It isn't worth it.

ive seen a huge difference when a cross country runner takes adderall verses someone who just sits at a desk everyday and has done so for years. one of those people feels more like theyre having a heart attack. adderall basically pushes youre body harder than it naturally works, but that can be mad if you have a body thats not used to being pushed. not trying to sound like some doctor or expert on drugs, cause im not. but i take adderall too and im in really good shape. i can do sets of one arm pull ups and deadlift a decent 405lbs in sets of ten. but i found this post by searching if adderall makes anyone else have tight muscles.

Now keep in mind that I have been an athlete since I was 18 and never had any surgeries but I did have the occasional back aches and soreness from lifting and cardio. So when the muscle stiffness hit me, I figured it wasn't enough recovery, fuids, magnesium, potassium, protein, rest etc. It was stiffness everywhere, I felt like a 80 yr old. Being that I always took care of my body first and foremost and lifted with good form, stretched ate properly and had plenty of protein, it was frustrating to not know what was going on. As I increased my certifications I learned a lot more about just how important tissue is on our bodies. It's our cushion, it's transportation, absorption, connection and so much more. What people don't realize is that the tissue in our body's is what makes out muscles move as well as our bones. It needs to be trained and worked out just as much if not more than the muscle. It has a unique way to be trained, usually through plyometric exercises if the body allows. The tissue surrounding one muscle group (rt big toe) is connected to the same tissue of a totally different muscle group ( Lt lattisimus dorsi, or shoulder blade) because this tissue connected with the same nervous system. This is why we can feel something touching our calf in a totally different parts of bodies. The nervous system is also correlated with our adrenal system, I will come back to that in a minute. So, when the doctor said you have myfascial issues, that was probably the most obvious yet truthful answers. I am also certified in myofascial release, so I'm sharing epiphany of the relation of Adderall and tissue. The reason you have to train the tissue is because, it also becomes inflamed, it becomes stiff and those nerves that cover it can becomes less responsive and may require plyometrics to get it to respond and it also needs to be stretched, rolled, kneaded, in order for it to become flatter therefore more mailable, allowing your body to move at your true potential therefore get stronger and flexible thus reducing your potential for injuries. Now, I mentioned the nervous system before and how it is connected to the adrenal system. The adrenal system is our fight or flight (or freeze) response mechanism. It is affected by lack or sleep, too much stress, lack of water too much caffeine (life). Adderall is a vasodialter basically meaning in can dehydrate us very quickly, now I do forget to drink water and even eat when I take adderall and I sleep maybe 3 hours a night. So it is possible that adderall is drying you out to say and it dries out our tissue which makes movement very difficult, when you have inflamed tissue it's like putting on a jacket that's one size too small for you, yeah you can put it on but you can't move freely, and you try and stretch it out and walk around in it until it becomes more mailable. The same with the myo fascia (tissue). That tightness is everywhere even in our jaws and joints. So what having a myofascial release is hoping to do is flatten that tissue, release toxins and helping you move better and maybe even find trigger points. Magnesium chelete can help as well, so it's worth a try. But yes, if nothing else was showing up, then it is a tissue issue but that's not a doctor's specialty, so few will keep that in mind as an option. Yoga helps with elongation, and mental clarity so definitely do it but also consider a good personal trainer that is certified for strength and conditioning as well as myofasial release other than foam roller, which is great but not the same. The most important that to keep the adrenals healthy get them checked, keep you and your tissue hydrated and maliable. Yes, it is totally a myofacial issue most if the time because it can restrict our nerves therefore restrict us. Sorry about the length but I was hoping to give you some clarity and to try the magnesium chelete for muscle absorption. That pain is depressing.

If you watch pro sports and college athletes and the amounts of injuries from 10-15 years ago until now and the popularity with adderall I question whether more athletes are having the same type of things happen like I am... If anyone has information or read studies like this please educate me I am very interested in this topic