Adderall XR and Loss Of Appetite: What Users Say (Page 2)

• Ard...
• September 11, 2015

For ADHD "I'm an 18-year-old girl, and I have ADD along with Bipolar/Schizoaffective disorder. Because I have psychotic symptoms, the highest dose of Adderall I can take is 30 mg. My problem is it doesn't keep me focused more than 3 hours or so because the dose is low, and even though it's a low dose, I can't seem to eat at all. I've been struggling with my weight for a while due to hyperthyroidism. I'm 5'00" and 89-95 lbs. My goal weight is 100. I can't afford to lose more weight. The risks are outweighing the very minimal benefits."

• Anonymous
• January 27, 2021

"My cardiologist, who diagnosed me with dysautonomia, prescribed me Adderall in high school because my symptoms included extreme fatigue, brain fog, and bad orthostatic hypotension. He did not warn me about all the side effects I would experience (due partly to the fact that I do not have ADHD), and I was given a high dose to start. It did help with my fatigue and immensely improved my focus (can’t complain there, I was hyper-focused), brain fog, and hypotension, but there were some questionable side effects I experienced for the almost two years I took it: complete lack of appetite, significant weight loss, resting tachycardia, and angina (my dysautonomia makes my HR very high to begin with). Overall, it definitely improved my quality of life for a time, but it seems like a questionable Rx for people with this condition who are hyperadrenal, already experiencing an overactive sympathetic ANS, and have a high HR due to the cardio effects."

• Ark...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• March 16, 2021

For ADHD "I was diagnosed with ADHD at age 17 and only really started taking stimulant medication after I had turned 20 last year. I was originally trying out varying doses of IR but started trying XR in the past few months. Overall: hit or miss for me. It does help with my focus, but the side effects and how much it helps varies pretty drastically depending on the day. Biggest side effects are dehydration, lack of appetite, potentially crashing at night (normal). I also feel a bit uncomfortable sometimes (anxiety-ish twitchy feeling), but that's not very common. The Mallinckrodt brand I was switched to recently seems maybe a bit more hit or miss, honestly, I can't really tell that much of a difference (unlike people on opioids who swear that Mallinckrodt is awful). I'm on 25 mg for now, and I'm gonna keep seeing how I feel in the coming weeks. Helps with ADHD no doubt, but do be wary of the side effects."

• jre...
• December 9, 2010

For ADHD "I have been taking this for 2 days. It is great, I have been losing my appetite but have been eating when I get home. Other than that, it is great."

• DAD...
• July 31, 2010

For ADHD "I hate the loss of appetite, other than that, nothing but good things."