Short release didnt. I have taken adderall for a few years and basically cannot function without it. I recently switched my primary dr. and he gave me adderall xr, I have been experiencing very bad pain on the roof of my mouth which makes it impossible to eat and swallow. He insists that there is no difference in the contents of the two forms of the drug and there isnt a possiblity that the xr is causing this. Could he be wrong?
Is there a possibiltiy that adderallxr could cause pain on the roof of my mouth?
Question posted by whitneykranz29 on 23 Feb 2011
Last updated on 28 January 2019
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3 Answers
1con1c
21 March 2018
I too experienced this problem after eating and I found that hydrating myself and drinking water while eating slowly helped ease the pain.
This is definitely an interesting side effect.
Pamaro21
15 July 2017
I have been taking adderal since about 2002 prescribed and sometime over used . I find having difficulty eating and swallowing after over use... that along w dry mouth,,, possibly not many add patience notice this but u swallow exesivley while on them, causing what's called the "soft palet" of the roof of your mouth. Quick demo if interested, run your finger down the center of the roof of mouth. Ull notice it's tough and almost bone feeling, keep going further in oral cavity and like a pools deep end drops off, so will your hard pallet and then what's beyond that is like half inch until you hit your dangling ball . notice when next using Adds how much u over work that soft pallet of your mout and that's the part that pushed or helps push food down, well from being over worked, from talking to much, just not hydrating and dry mouth will make it sore for sometimes up to 2 days...
I've found nothing that's cured this problem w me yet but I know about how the pallets of the oral mouth work cuz I make oral appliances, dentures , crowns... keep me posted and if what I'm saying sound familiar plz comment any ideas to fix this painfull side affect . Who know we come up w something that limits or cures send side affect who knows we could b millionaires :)
Bbourne236
28 Jan 2019
I agree with you completely I find my tongue sometimes have white "pines" from rubbing against my teeth as well. But the burning I felt is never consistent I have been taking it since 2006 and the pain was absolutely excruciating. It felt like the roof of my mouth was burning off. I don't know if it's the same thing, but it is not something one could try to eat through. I have only experienced it once in the past year. But when I was in highschool it would happen all the time. The research I found closest to my symptoms was malnutrition. Which makes a lot of sense because when I was having this all the time I probably weighed 110- 120. I ate but just smaller portions compared to weekends when I didn't take it. But now I weigh probably 170 take in a lot more good than I used to. Considering Adderall is a stimulant and I was taking in nutrition, I'm wondering if my body was metabolizing my food at a faster pace than I was supplying it.
soldiers girl
31 July 2011
YES! I had that very inconvenient and painful side effect! No one else had ever heard of that but its like the top of my mouth would actually SWELL to some extent and the pain was really bad with any kind of pressure! Eating and drinking was almost as painful as when I had laryngitis! And yes, it was ONLY the XR version that caused this issue. There is a possibility of course that doctors don't know all the side effects, and I'm sure there is something in the extended release NOT in the short acting. That's the only explanation. I ended up having to stop the use of XR, due to this side effect!
Kattyfish
11 June 2015
I have the same problem too! Nice to know im not alone. Though im a little late to the party, post from 2008. Any new revelations or updates, 7 years later???
It's odd though, for me swelling occurs only when i attempt to chow down. I can't make any sense of it. Allergy that selectively manifests, specifically when exposed to food and, perhaps, the friction from chewing an irritant ? Im stumped and would really like to make sense of this manifestation. It doesnt happe all the time either. Anyone with same experience and/or some ideas as to why?
Kattyfish
11 June 2015
Incidentally, im on xr. This didn't happen with regular adderall i don't think.
alyssakupi
15 July 2015
Okay this is a weird comparison
But think of if you're having sex and your vagina starts to go dry.
Your mouth is extremely dry and food is just constantly rubbing against it, so it gets irritated from the friction.
Pikitsune
22 Sep 2016
I actually have this problem with the IRs, as well. I think it depends on the milligrams, too. I only experience this issue if the dosage is too high.
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