Amphetamine / dextroamphetamine and Insomnia: What Users Say (Page 4)

• dot...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 31, 2022

Amphetamine / dextroamphetamine for ADHD "Started taking this early this year. The first day of 5 mg was an immediate high, walking around, dancing, feeling like I could take on the world, but my heart rate was pretty high, which didn’t matter to me because of the euphoria. The next few days were filled with my heart pounding and just feeling outright sick. I really thought it would be a miracle worker and really got my hopes down. After that, it made me sick for around a week and a half. Then my psych put me on 20 mg again two months later. Same high and whatnot. Didn't sleep for a day and a half and had to go to the hospital for insomnia and hallucinations. Still recovering after two weeks. I already have psychosis to begin with, but PLEASE make sure to tell your psych about a history of psychosis before taking this. It works for a lot of people, but be safe. Around 1 in 660 people taking Adderall get amphetamine-induced psychosis. I was one of them."

• Anonymous
• October 24, 2011

For ADHD "I am a 37-year-old male. As a young adult, I always found fascination in thinking about 25 things at once and being excessively consumed with multiple projects. It wasn't until this year that I actually recognized that I never finished any of the 25 projects I started. I don't have any depression or severe symptoms, I just simply can't stop getting pulled in 20 directions all the time. I started and am remaining on a 5 mg twice/day prescription. The difference in my ability to get stuff done is like night and day. I don't take it after 3 p.m., or I won't be able to sleep at night. And I don't take it on the weekends. On days when I feel somewhat sane, I don't take it either."

• Ste...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 2, 2018

For ADHD "I have been taking Adderall for quite some time now since I've gotten back into college, and I got prescribed 20 mg two times a day for ADHD and narcolepsy. Usually get the orange or pink ones, but I guess my pharmacy was feeling the need for change. It was awesome the first day that I took it because there was no massive up at the start, heart rate wasn't like I just ran a marathon, I could socialize, and go to bed at a decent time; now it feels almost like I never took the Adderall at all. But when attending class and studying at home, it definitely did not help with my ADHD at all, and all I want to do is sleep, like I said, like I never took the meds at all."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• May 5, 2022

Amphetamine / dextroamphetamine for ADHD "I was diagnosed with ADHD as an adult (a few months ago) and was really looking forward to hopefully finding something that could help. My primary issues are attentiveness/forgetfulness and fatigue. Sadly, I have not had any luck with this medication - I started at 20 mg and then moved up to 40 mg because I wasn’t feeling anything. Ultimately, I was not having any positive side effects and instead was having a really hard time sleeping, even when I took the medication first thing in the morning. Overall, I felt like it was having only negative impacts and no positive impacts."

• Jes...
• February 9, 2013

Amphetamine / dextroamphetamine for ADHD "It makes me not able to sleep, irritable, and when I take it, I just don't feel like me."

• Anonymous
• November 30, 2011

Amphetamine / dextroamphetamine for Narcolepsy "Lots of side effects - Keeps me awake when taking 50 mg a day - makes it hard to go to sleep at night, involuntary muscle movement at times, kills the sex life."

• emi...
• November 21, 2013

Amphetamine / dextroamphetamine for ADHD "Keeps you focused. However, when it wears off, I can't sleep till 6 hours later."

• Anonymous
• September 20, 2010

Amphetamine / dextroamphetamine for ADHD "I've been taking Adderall for 3 years and have experienced extreme nervousness, loss of appetite, trouble sleeping, dry mouth, dizziness, etc. Adderall is not for all."

• Sle...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• June 16, 2023

Amphetamine / dextroamphetamine for Narcolepsy "This makes me feel almost normal. I can make it through the day without feeling like I’m going to fall asleep. The only negative is that it causes insomnia."

• sal...
• August 4, 2009

Amphetamine / dextroamphetamine for ADHD "Adderall is overall a good ADD medicine. The only side effects I get are insomnia and weight loss, but it really does work for school."

• Eli...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• August 12, 2021

For ADHD "Awful. I have never had a worse script filled. Can’t sleep. Doesn’t work. I’m numb and depressed. This should be illegal."

• Lul...
• August 9, 2017

For ADHD "Makes me sleep, diarrhea. And dissolves in my mouth."

• Joe...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• July 17, 2019

Amphetamine / dextroamphetamine for ADHD "I do not recommend anyone taking Adderall. I was unable to eat or sleep while taking this medication. It caused severe stunting of my growth."