Amphetamine / dextroamphetamine User Reviews & Ratings (Page 3)

• Jay
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• November 6, 2020

Adderall XR (amphetamine / dextroamphetamine) for ADHD "Adderall XR is Life changing (positively). I went from being massively distractable and procrastinate constantly to getting things done. I'm not just referring to school work or office work. I mean just showing up on time to meet up with friends. Not getting instantly bored with family. I truly love it! --- Quick warning, take it as your doctor recommends! So much of the bad press comes from people abusing the drug. Likewise, if you're able, take a day off now and then. Perhaps on days when you don't need to work or do much. It's sort of like coffee/tea/caffeine in that sense. Fine if you do take it everyday, but probably best if you give your mind/body a rest from it now & then. Just like running or exercise, you need light or rest days each week to really get the most from the workout."

• RedFi...
• October 5, 2013

Adderall (amphetamine / dextroamphetamine) for ADHD "After 37 years of knowing something wasn't right with my brain, I was diagnosed with ADHD, Inattentive Type in grad school and was prescribed Adderall. Where do I start??? This medication literally changed my life. Imagine being a "gifted" kid who eventually could barely pass middle school math - that's me. After a lifetime of compensating for my "slow processing," hiding my disorganization, and pretending to be on the same page with everyone else, this explains everything. Adderall has made a NIGHT AND DAY difference in my motivation level, what I understand and follow, and even my mood/emotional reactivity. In a word, amazing. If I ever meet the people who "discovered" Adderall, I'm kissing them - my husband agrees."

• PROXCON
• February 15, 2021

Adderall XR (amphetamine / dextroamphetamine) for ADHD "I am currently on Adderall XR 30MG, and it has changed so many different aspects of my life, including depression. I was prescribed Adderall because I was about to be terminated from my job. Back to the drug, I take it around 6am everyday, and found that my overall mood has changed. I am not as emotional as I was before, yet I am still able to express my feelings when necessary without the full breakdowns. I have been dealing with Major Depressive Disorder, and this medication has alleviated most of those feelings. However, the medication has not been a miracle drug, and it contains no magic! For me, ADD has always been there. For me, it took me to be 36 years old to finally realize it was time to visit a psychiatrist, regardless of all the negative stigmas; I was glad I did, because it gave me many suspected answers, rather than self diagnosing situations."

• Jeanne
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• September 28, 2021

Adderall XR (amphetamine / dextroamphetamine) for ADHD "I used 10 mg a day and I actually felt like doing something, cooking, going places and then I was taken off by a freaking doctor because I was 78. Well at the rate I am going with what his treatment is I am so depressed I don’t want to live or do anything. My daughter is same way and they treated her awhile and she was able to work and have a life. What the hell is wrong with small doses of adderall. Everyone does not abuse just trying to have some quality of life."

• kjaq
• August 16, 2008

Adderall (amphetamine / dextroamphetamine) for ADHD "During school I struggled with learning, despite hard work I barely graduated. By the time I reached High School I wanted to give up. As an adult I experienced the same difficulties in employment. I became depressed, almost gave up. Fortunately I was tested for ADD. Diagnosis revealed severe ADD. Within an hour of taking first dosage, my brain seemed to turn on and function at it's optimum potential. I felt truly alert, focused and clear headed. I found I could complete tasks competently. With out Adderall I'm useless. Adderall has improved my focus ability and competency in every aspect of life. It's a battery for my brain. I am dependent on Adderall for full functioning capacity. My well being and livelihood is compromised with out this medicine."

• hzio
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• October 29, 2019

Adderall (amphetamine / dextroamphetamine) for ADHD "I got diagnosed with ADHD at the beginning of this school year, being my senior year of high school. Since 8th grade, I've struggled in school, been incredibly impulsive, had very strange eating habits, over-thought everything, and could never contain my anger or anxiety. Once prescribed, my life has changed. My grades went up, and in 3 months I've lost almost 30 pounds (I am still in the normal BMI range). I can control myself. I finally believe in myself because of Adderall."

• Jeanne
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 29, 2023

Adderall (amphetamine / dextroamphetamine) for ADHD "I have been on Adderall XR for 21 yrs. Three months ago my script was filled with Lannett "generic" XR. I have taken Teva generic and had no issues so wasn't concerned. At about the same time I started having issues with depression, body aches, and brain fog. About two months later I started an anti-depressant because I thought I was just depressed. I ended up being allergic to the anti-depressant so had to get off of it. Following that, the symptoms just got worse, at one point I didn't get out of bed for a week. By chance, I didn't take the Lannett XR, and I noticed a significant change in how I felt. I switched to a different manufacturer because only Lannett XR was available (due to the Teva outage). Within 2 days of being on that, my symptoms significantly improved. The next month I decided to pay out of pocket for brand XR and all the symptoms went away. Lannett is awful, I'm not sure what the FDA approved here as a "generic" but for me, it was horrible and led to major depressive disorder."

• Space...
• June 26, 2022

Adderall (amphetamine / dextroamphetamine) for Narcolepsy "Been on Adderall IR for over 10 years. Noticed the effects of Teva and Sandoz are not the same . The new formulas reminds me of a caffeine pill. Little energy, dizziness, eye blurriness, and brain fog. Also, pills look different. I believe all of the Adderall companies are using the same formula to ween people off. Why?"

• Jenn
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 5, 2020

For ADHD "This medication amphetamine/dextroamphetamine has made me feel VERY JITTERY and sick to my stomach! I take generic TEVA brand orange tab 30 mg. The pharmacy didn’t have any of the TEVA brand so they gave me generic U31 tablet - Aurolife Pharma, LLC brand. This is horrible! People take time off work to be seen by doctor, get put on meds for a reason, spend money for the appointment and meds, all the time you spend doing this & it can’t be returned back to Walmart to get my right medicine because “it’s against the law” supposedly! Even when I have the entire prescription (minus one) to give them back. Why make people feel like this when they do so much to try and make life easier being on their meds. I don’t have insurance so my doc visit is almost $100 & medicine is around $60 every month. My 7 year old daughters meds were switched as well. I’m scared to even give her medicine! How can Walmart just give you a different brand that you’ve never taken and not tell me before I leave it’s different!?"

• SHano
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• March 3, 2020

For ADHD "The generic manufacturer of amphetamine & dextroamphetamine, Sandoz, is the only one that works for me. This month the manufacturer is Northstar and last month Aurobindo, and they are garbage. They don’t help AT ALL with my focus. Zero. I am irritable. I am getting nothing done and my anxiety is sky high. I am going to stop taking these brands and ask pharmacy for Sandoz. I complained to the FDA and urge others to do so as well. This is ridiculous."

• Green...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• October 1, 2020

Adderall XR (amphetamine / dextroamphetamine) for ADHD "Adderall XR was originally prescribed to me for ADD, but it worked best as a terrific antidepressant. However, now that I've been on it for 20 straight years at 40-80 mg. Daily, it has very little antidepressant effect now. It's Adderall burnout -- apparently it strips the brain of dopamine -- the feel-good hormone. I still have to take it just to do anything at all each day. The worst effect is insomnia -- no matter how early I take it. It keeps me up for 24 hours unless I finally have to take Seroquel for sleep. Seroquel is the only thing that will knock out Adderall XR. But I hate it because it makes me so damn sluggish in the morning, awful. I cannot believe it's 2020, and there is still no decent antidep medication available,"

• Jeris...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• March 15, 2022

Adderall (amphetamine / dextroamphetamine) for ADHD "Lannett is horrible. Good to see so many agree. My CVS and Walgreens claim its the only mfg they can get. This is just wrong. Sandoz was by far the best. My pharmacist would order it for me, now it's only Lannett! To expect a patient to accept what they're given, without choice, is absurd. If ALL of us contact FDA they may pay attention. AND(!) each state, or region, has a FDA Consumer Complaint Coordinator. The form looks daunting but not that difficult. Google fda consumer complaint form and go from there Strength in numbers! We can sit around and complain, but that is not going to make the change. Good luck!"

• Bree
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 22, 2022

Adderall (amphetamine / dextroamphetamine) for ADHD "DO NOT TAKE THE LANNETT, ELI-515. If you struggle with anxiety, depression I wouldn't recommend this. I was given it, it is not adderall. It’s a therapeutic equivalent. My other meds stayed the same, my routine, diet except for getting this. It has rendered me completely hopeless, crippling depression, lethargic, overwhelmingly anxious, my stomach is churning non-stop so I cannot even eat on it without getting violently ill. I saw my psych after a week on it, for 6 days thinking it was adderall and I was just doing something wrong. I told my psych the pill description and how it made me feel, he looked it up and said “no you’re not making any of this up, this isn’t the correct medication but unfortunately the pharmacy input it as adderall so legally we can’t do much about it.” I have flushed it down the toilet. If you receive these at a pharmacy please speak the the pharmacist directly about it."

• MPano
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 17, 2020

Adderall (amphetamine / dextroamphetamine) for Narcolepsy "This medicine is god send. I have been suffering with narcolepsy for about 5 years. Had no idea what I was doing wrong that I cannot keep my eye open. I am talking about sleeping for 8-9 hours and then waking up and wanting to go back to sleep. I am a public school teacher and I had no choice but to be at work all day. That was a struggle and I was embarrassed to even tell my coworkers. This summer, so many unpleasant events happened in my life, I decided to talk to my psychiatrist about unable to concentrate and the excessive sleeping pattern. He wanted me to try adderall and bam!! I haven’t taken a nap since August . I do not have any side effects, not glittery, no overworking , nothing. Just ready to start the day and get in with my life. I usually go to bed around 9:30pm and sleeps well. I take 20 mg twice a day. But if you miss a dose, back to square one. I am religiously on a schedule and take them at the same time everyday. I am in my mid 40’s."

• Jenjen
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• March 14, 2019

Mydayis (amphetamine / dextroamphetamine) for ADHD "I was put on Mydayis and for six months I absolutely loved it, it worked so well. At the time I had a coupon so after the coupon expired and even with insurance is way too expensive every month so had to switch. I would’ve been on loyal customer to, but Mydayis is just way way too expensive! I don’t understand why you make a drug and it works for people and every day people can’t afford it. Even with insurance."

• John
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• May 3, 2020

Adderall XR (amphetamine / dextroamphetamine) for ADHD "I am a male in my thirties. Adderall is the third drug I tried to tread ADHD after doing trials on Vyvanse and Concerta. Vyvanse worked but did not last long enough and I had bad crashing (headache, exhaustion). Concerta did not work for me at all, made me lethargic and even more distracted. Adderall at 20mg a day gives me energy to focus on work and my kids. It lasts me until sometime in the evening. I have trouble sleeping some nights on it, other than that the side effects are negligible."

• Succe...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• June 17, 2014

Adderall XR (amphetamine / dextroamphetamine) for ADHD "I had unknowingly suffered from ADHD-PI for my entire life. I was constantly in trouble for losing my things, not paying attention in class, forgetting conversations, being unable to understand conversations, so on and so forth. My life was a wreck. My parents constantly told me that I was lazy and worthless. After I joined the military, I was diagnosed with ADHD and Adderall was the first and only medication that I was put on. I went from being the clumsy loser to the office hero. I recently started college and so far, I'm getting straight A's. This medication makes me cool, logical and focused. I took off a star because it makes me forget to eat sometimes and that makes me tired."

• Adder...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• October 16, 2023

Adderall (amphetamine / dextroamphetamine) for ADHD "Glad I'm not alone with my experience of the different manufacturers. Core brand is by far the best brand I've experienced, but of course, it's been discontinued for years. I've tried at least 10 different brands and they're all different. Some put me to sleep or make me nauseous, some last for up to 20 hours while not helping at all with concentration, some make my heart race. Today, if I can't get Northstar, I'm not going to fill my prescription. Shame on the FDA for not listening to us."

• Shelly
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• September 21, 2020

Adderall (amphetamine / dextroamphetamine) "I am so confused but feeling better just knowing I am not alone. I am very sensitive to any changes in medication. I have been on 10 mg twice daily for about 10 months. The pharmacy has switched generic brands multiple times. I did well on one made by Sun Industries but am not doing well on Teva. Apparently they make the name brand which I didn’t know until tonight. I would also like to know how we can change the way generics are approved. The variations are laughable and can really cause problems. I’m hesitant to switch to a different generic because what always happens is they stop making it or the pharmacy can’t get it. I requested name brand so at least it’s consistent. Any suggestions? So frustrated! Best to you all."

• Profe...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• March 6, 2024

Adderall (amphetamine / dextroamphetamine) for ADHD "I was diagnosed with adult ADHD last summer. I had it my entire life but only realized it about 2 years ago when I started reading the DSM-5 manual (that light bulb switched on!). I have tried Vyvanse, Astarys, and Adderall XR and IR. I prefer the Adderall IR because I can partially dose on an as-needed basis, but it has improved my life and work performance immeasurably. I have taken Metoprolol for a little over 3 years and the combo worked great until about 3 weeks ago when I started getting heart palpitations, high BP, cramps, etc. After a little research (I’m a Ph.D. - research is my game), I concluded that for whatever reason my potassium levels were low. I started eating bananas, peanut butter, electrolytes, taking magnesium and potassium citrate, etc., and everything improved within 48 hours. Not sure if Adderall slowly sucks nutrients out of your system. Apart from that episode, Adderall has been great. I recommend Arginine, beets & Citrulline with it. Male, 46, 225 lbs."

• pKdub
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• January 19, 2015

Adderall (amphetamine / dextroamphetamine) for ADHD "Adderall has totally brought my life into focus. I started taking it about 6 months ago I'm 39 now and really wish I had this medicine as a kid. In addition to ADD I had severe anxiety and depression as a child/teenager. Adderall has given me focus, lifted my general mood, taken my anxiety away and made me a productive human being. I'm actually starting my own business! The only bad thing is that you really have to be careful of how much you take because it can have the opposite effect i.e. severe anxiety and no focus but if you take it the right way it will change your life! One other bad thing is the stigma surrounding the medicine and being treated like an addict by some pharmacists."

• 3dpri...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• June 20, 2016

Adderall XR (amphetamine / dextroamphetamine) for ADHD "I take 20mg Adderall XR daily for ADHD. I feel extremely productive, focused, and proactive while on it. My first day taking it, I usually am a normal eater, I could only eat a sandwich bag of pretzels before losing any appetite. That night, despite eating almost nothing, I biked 21 miles (my standard biking route), without stopping, in record time, without even feeling exhausted. Now, each day I take it, i feel very intelligent and concentrated, and come up with ideas easily, as well as feeling great all of the time. In my opinion, Adderall is the greatest thing to grace humankind, and I would suggest it to anybody who has difficulty focusing, especially if you are overweight. I lost 25 lbs in my first 3 months taking it, though."

• Anonymous
• December 24, 2019

Adderall (amphetamine / dextroamphetamine) for ADHD "I’ve been taking the generic version of Adderall for about 2 years now. I was tired all the time and couldn’t focus. I felt like a slug and when I had energy I still had brain fog, and had a hard time studying. In class, I would fidget in my chair, doodle, and listen to lectures, but nothing would stick in my head. No matter how long I studied. I was prescribed the 7.5 mg tablet once a day and just the small dose did wonders for my energy levels and let me focus and actually get things done. It helped me talk in social situations and gave me a mood boost. That being said, The generics changed a couple times. And I’m not sure, but I think I can tell a difference between them. After the pill wears off, my head aches, my legs throb, my body aches, and I’m nauseous and feel sick. I have flu like symptoms, which are miserable. It’s sad because it’s a really small dose and helps me so much but some of the side effects suck. You just gotta see what’s worth it to you."

• Saman...
• May 6, 2017

Adderall (amphetamine / dextroamphetamine) for ADHD "I have been diagnosed with ADD . I have always pushed myself to get good grades and to take as many AP and honors classes as I can handle. I enjoy learning about new things; however, my lack of focus got in the way of my learning. It bothers me when people say ADD/ADHD is made up. I know that people who don't have this disorder can't truly understand what it's like. Without adderall my mind is foggy and I can't take the fog away to learn about the things that I love. All my friends know that I have a strong passion for physics and astronomy, but it's very hard for me to pick up a book without forgetting most of what I read after I finished it. On adderall I feel like the fog fades always and my mind is like a clear sunny day. Oh how I wish that I didn't have to take this every day and just naturally be as focused. I am just an 18 year old who is trying to pursue her dreams, but without this medication I'm not sure how I can get through college to learn what I love. I can now look through my telescope at the stars without the clouds getting in the way."

• AK4747
• July 23, 2015

Adderall XR (amphetamine / dextroamphetamine) for ADHD "I absolutely love Addreall. It helps me to complete my tasks and I have no problem skipping it when I don't have any projects or paper work to do. I don't ever think about it when I skip it. I believe it is a very great medicine for someone who is having a difficulty to focus on one task. Adderall has a bad reputation only because people abuse it. If you overeat, overdo or overtake anything - it will cause harm to your body. So it's not a surprise some people are getting addicted to Adderall. You have to UNDERSTAND why do you need it and why are you taking it. If you don't abuse it, if you take prescribed amount per day and if you skip it on weekends or whenever, you will be perfectly fine and it will serve you well."