Adderall XR for ADHD User Reviews (Page 3)

• Leo...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• June 28, 2024

"A miracle drug! At first, I was at a fairly low dose (25mg), but once my doctor gradually increased it to 60mg, it was profoundly life-changing! I am focused and motivated, much less distracted, my anxiety is completely gone, I feel less depressed, less impulsive, much more productive. I had tried pretty much all ADHD medications and this is the only one that truly works."

• Nic...
• January 7, 2016

"Ughh, I'm so depressed reading the positive reviews (I'm a bit envious, I guess), but I take the Adderall XR for ADHD, and it would work for me for only an hour, and that's it. After that, I would be a zombie. So tired, no motivation. Bedridden, to be honest. I'm devastated it works for so many people. I had such high hopes. Back to the scratch board again. I didn't want to believe it was the medicine because of all the positivity, but it definitely is. Quite depressed."

• Ano...
• February 6, 2020

"I was diagnosed with ADHD combined type and have tried Ritalin and Focalin. Both weren't that great for me, so my doctor prescribed me 10 mg of Adderall XR. Adderall has made me have better multitasking skills and helped me pay attention. It hasn't really helped with being hyper or being impulsive and has given me bad twitching eyes. It also has made my sleep schedule weird, so watch out for that."

• Lou...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• August 2, 2019

"I'm 19. I've tried a lot of ADHD medication (I'm from Canada, so I have fewer options than the US). Concerta, Biphentin, Vyvanse. With all these medications, I've experienced side effects, or, in the case of Vyvanse, I was not focused enough. And now I'm on Adderall XR, and I can tell you that it is the best ADHD medication I've tried. I feel like I can multi-task like Vyvanse but with more focus, and this focus makes all the difference. I don't feel a lot of side effects, and they are nothing if I compare with Concerta or Biphentin. And Adderall XR is one of the only ADHD medications with generic availability in Canada!"

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 26, 2013

"I started on 20 mg Adderall XR 1 month ago. I was diagnosed with ADHD when I was 13. I was first medicated on Ritalin, and I went off of it because it made me very uneasy on the insides. I managed to get through school with all applied courses because a goldfish had a higher attention span than me. If I could turn back time, I would have chosen the Adderall path. Just a few side effects that really weren't too bad, I lost a lot of weight because it suppressed my appetite. It was all weight that I could afford to lose, and I feel better about myself. I do, however, have to make a list of tasks before I begin my day, or I just get super hyper-focused on one thing for too long. I grind my teeth, and I have to take sleep aids, but it's worth it."

• Anonymous
• July 5, 2008

"I am an adult, 54 years old, who was diagnosed with Adult ADD two years ago. Adderall XR has made a huge difference in my quality of life. I now have the ability to organize my day and focus on what I need to get done. I feel very calm and can filter out all unnecessary distractions. I don't procrastinate like I used to, which has eliminated the unnecessary anxiety in my life. I work closely with my doctor to make sure that I am on the right dosage. I wish I had known about this 45 years ago!"

• 3rd...
• February 10, 2011

"I am a 57-year-old male who struggled through five years of college and finally gave up without getting a degree. At home, I would start projects and never finish them. In my early forties, I finally earned a BS degree out of sheer determination. My wife, who is a psychologist, gave me an IQ test and found that my IQ is rather high. I started asking myself, 'Why have I been an underachiever for most of my life?' My wife suggested that I might have ADD. I started taking Adderall XR 20 mg about 6 years ago, which changed my life for the better. I am now able to finish things that I start. Plus, I don't procrastinate nearly as much. I now read entire books, newspaper articles, etc., without quitting partway through."

• KNW...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• September 2, 2016

"The first month I took this was perfect. Better focus, better moods, more productive, and was able to process info better. Then I got my refill, and things got bad. Those particular ones messed with my breathing, made my mind race, so focusing was even harder than before I ever took meds for focus, horrible anxiety, and paranoia. I know these two prescriptions were technically supposed to be the same, but they certainly were not the same! This stuff felt like either completely different medicine or it was made from some dirty, dirt cheap ingredients. They were both Actavis, but something just wasn't right with that refill. I didn't even go a full week taking those. I felt heartbroken because the first one worked so well."

• nep...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• November 4, 2020

"My grades instantly went from the 60s and 70s to 90s and 100s, and for once I felt like I had control over my life. The side effects were pretty bad and inconsistent, though, so I had to go from 20 to 15 mg."

• Jak...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• February 26, 2018

"I am 18 years old, and I'm here to share my experience. Like many people say, this medication works miracles at first. I was now doing everything ADHD/mild depression and social anxiety stopped me from doing. Once I progressed towards the sixth month, problems slowly started coming up, and day by day, you fall back into where you started. If you keep going, you'll get even worse. The feelings of depression, anger, and anxiety are almost unreal, and it causes me to take the medication and do nothing but lay in bed instead of being energized, although it could be the 6 hours of sleep every night adding up. Tips for beginners: take weekends off, eat, drink, and sleep."

• Lee...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• September 3, 2018

"I have both ADD and ADHD and also narcolepsy. This medicine does control moods and also helps with depression I have noticed. I'm going to a psychiatrist for further notice, but I can say it helps me a lot. But when the pill gets out of the system, you feel somewhat down and frustrated. But once it kicks in, you're on your feet, not depressed and doing things around the house, etc. But the downside is the foods you intake. I feel like any vitamin C kills the drug. And it's bad that your body needs vitamin C, like apples, etc., but in the long run of 10/10, this is a great drug for people with ADHD and ADD also sleeping a lot."

• Ana...
• February 20, 2014

"Adderall XR has been amazing for me. I was diagnosed with ADHD at age 5 and was on and off stimulants since the original diagnosis. As a kid, I would go through bouts of taking it and bouts of pretending to take it. I tried to be unmedicated as an adult, but that only produced anxiety, likely due to my naturally occurring rapid thought processing and tendency to fail to complete projects (distracted by new thoughts). My quality of life is significantly better when I take Adderall, and I see no shame to be had in that. I experience dry mouth fairly often, but overall it is amazing and totally worth it. I am, however, nervous about facing pregnancy without it, as well as breastfeeding. This medicine really makes a difference in my life."

• Nic...
• October 27, 2015

"Honestly, taking Adderall has helped me very much. I no longer fight with others, and I'm not overly sensitive anymore. Ever since I have been taking it, my grades have gone up. Just a month ago, I went from failing everything to passing all my classes. For me, I don't have any negative side effects except one. When I drive alone at night, sometimes I think I see something on my passenger floor move, and it freaks me out immensely, but that's rare. Overall, my symptoms leave and go."

• Bil...
• December 28, 2016

"Helped my life entirely. I'm a more productive and clinical learner now. Didn't realize how bad I wasn't able to stay focused until I took this and noticed the difference. Sleep and eat fine on it. After the first week, that is. But the lack of appetite, restlessness wasn't even that bad even then."

• Roa...
• February 12, 2009

"I am a 54-year-old male, just diagnosed. I have been a successful overachiever all my life. This drug has allowed me to stay on task and be much more focused. I no longer feel the need to do 10 things at once and get nothing done. I now have the benefit of good focus and concentration and don't feel I have lost any of the drive that has made me successful in the past. No side effects. Don't take it too late in the day, though."

• Anonymous
• October 14, 2011

"I have always known I was intelligent and a doer, but I could never finish a project or classwork without starting another (2-3 really!) projects. Therefore, I would always get depressed and feel worthless. I couldn't handle small talk and had extreme anxiety when I had to go to church because I couldn't sit still for more than 20-30 minutes without wanting to burst. My mom always found ways to teach me to calm myself down in different situations, but she didn't understand how bad it was. She also didn't believe in medicating her children. I wish I could describe what my first five employers said about me when I left their companies. I will just say this: Adderall XR 20 mg once in the morning has seriously made the difference in my life."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• November 13, 2014

"I have been on everything from Concerta to Wellbutrin to Vyvanse. Next to Vyvanse, Adderall XR has been the most helpful. If I take it any later than noon, I will absolutely have insomnia. I also have to be careful about the foods I eat and especially try to avoid my multi-vitamin in the morning (because of the citric acid). It doesn't decrease my appetite, sometimes I feel like it increases it, but it prevents me from binge-eating. I take 20 mg Adderall XR with 25 mg of Zoloft and, though it helps with my OCD tendencies that Adderall is likely to cause, I don't think the combination works as well as Adderall XR by itself. I will also occasionally have heart palpitations, but that's usually a sign that I need to limit my coffee intake!"

• Zep...
• January 11, 2014

"Been on it for five months. At first, didn't notice any change. Now I find myself daydreaming less. Concentration hasn't improved much, but I'm less impulsive and think things through more than I used to. Instead of having thousands of thoughts at once, I now only have hundreds. I like it, it helps me."

• Mar...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 2, 2019

"I will never give this to my child again! I know all children are different, but I'm sticking with Dyanavel XR. While he was on Adderall, he was acting angry and violent, like he was on some kind of illegal drug. His facial expressions were intense, and he could not sit still, and was very emotional. So I have to give this a 1 star on my personal experience and my son's."

• Ael...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• October 12, 2019

"I was on 10 MG XR for 3 months and it worked amazingly. This is a very good medication if you have trouble functioning like a normal person, although be prepared for really dark thoughts if you decide to stop taking it. Withdrawal from this drug is no joke, it can make you want to die...but if you keep taking it or taper off slowly, you should be fine."

• B A...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• May 2, 2017

"Mine may be a somewhat rarer case of ADHD that is very severe, and my response to amphetamines is almost perfectly paradoxical for the best-known effects. I sleep better and longer with significant blood concentration (it's neutral for going to sleep but keeps me asleep longer), have a better appetite, cannot achieve euphoria or a 'high' from amphetamines, only a mild feeling of extra energy. For me, Adderall is far less effective than single ingredient D-isomer formulations. Best guess is that the L-isomer is what ruins it for my condition or perhaps the more exotic salts. Vyvanse, Desoxyn, Dexedrine are much more effective and without side effects for me. Didn't expect the difference, but Adderall doesn't work well with my brain chem."

• Anonymous
• January 12, 2011

"I have been on Adderall for several years now and can't say enough good things about the medicine. It helps me to focus on tasks, and now that I am in college, it has really helped with my studies. It took me a while to come to the realization that I needed something to help with my ADD, and I am glad I was prescribed Adderall. The side effects for me have been loss of appetite. I would have insomnia, but I take anti-anxiety medicine before going to bed to counteract the medication. My short and unscientific philosophy on Adderall is that it bridges the gap between wanting to do something and actually doing something."

• Chr...
• October 29, 2014

"My 10 y/o daughter used this medication for several months. Was not as effective as a previous medication (Vyvanse). Did not last that long (effect wore off mid-day) and caused her to have an increased heart rate daily. In addition, her entire mood changed. She became uninterested in even her favorite things, almost like a depression, and she also became extremely moody. Very irritable and easily agitated and upset."

• FUT...
• February 14, 2012

"I am a 36-year-old African American female graduate student who is currently applying to med school while working full-time in a hospital pharmacy. I had been on Effexor 150 mg daily for several years for depression. Last March (2011), I was diagnosed with ADHD by an LCSW with 30 years of experience in the field. Initially, I was on Concerta 36 mg, but switched to the less expensive Adderall XR 20 mg daily. I find that my concentration is much better, but I have lost 30 lbs. and have a decreased libido. After taking Adderall XR 20 mg for only 3 months, I saw significant improvements in my MCAT score (8th MCAT attempt)! This year, I will definitely obtain a competitive score and finally secure my spot in med school. THANKS, ADDERALL XR!"

• Rjo...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 31, 2016

"I was taking generic Adderall 10 mg twice a day. I took it for a month and had a number of side effects that disappeared over time, except for 2 of them: increased excessive urination and stomach problems. So my doctor switched me to Adderall XR 20 mg. The side effects are pretty much gone so far, I have been getting a sour stomach, but I started a pretty good probiotic-9 strains, 50 billion bacteria-and it's helped some. I've been on the XR for 3 days now. I can't say much for it being consistently effective though, it's also much more subtle as far as focus/concentration goes, and it seems to wear off much sooner than it's supposed to, though it's hard to tell. I experience no crash at all. It's definitely much gentler than the IR version."