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Evekeo and Anxiety: What Users Say

Anxiety: mentioned by 7 users (19.4%)

Based on user experiences from 36 Evekeo reviews, the following table shows the most commonly mentioned side effects.

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anxiety 19.4%
irritability 19.4%
depression 13.9%
headaches 8.3%

Reviews for Evekeo

Commonly mentioned side effects
  • Sen...
  • Taken for 2 to 5 years
  • April 2, 2018

For ADHD "After Adderall and Ritalin made me incredibly irritable, moody, and anxious, I tried Evekeo, and it is my miracle drug! I've been on it for 2 years now and have no complaints. I recommend this drug if you have failed the more popular stimulants! 11/10 recommend!!"

10 / 10
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  • Vin...
  • Taken for 1 to 6 months
  • January 16, 2019

For ADHD "33-year-old male. I have been off and on stimulants my whole life. I take Lamictal, Cymbalta, Xanax, and Evekeo. Evekeo has been an excellent medication for me, and it just went generic, which is a huge plus. I don't get the tunnel vision that Adderall gave me, or the extremely anxious and depressed feelings I got from Adderall. Ritalin made my body, even my bones, ache. I felt like I had the flu, and it actually made me less effective. Vyvanse made my blood pressure extremely high, and I felt like I metabolized the dose extremely fast. I felt somewhat manic on the medication. I take 30 mg of Evekeo, 10, 3x per day."

9 / 10
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  • Dix...
  • Taken for 1 to 6 months
  • August 7, 2019

For ADHD "After both Ritalin and Adderall aggravated my anxiety and caused my heart to race, my doctor suggested Evekeo. It did not cause my heart to race, but I was only on 5 mg, and it did not help my symptoms. My doctor upped me to 10 mg, but I was unable to afford it even with the copay card because I don't have very good insurance. I'm trying to find a way to afford it because it was so great to find an ADHD med that didn't cause my heart to race like others."

5 / 10
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  • Joh...
  • Taken for 1 to 6 months
  • March 13, 2022

For ADHD "Excellent medicine for those who just want to have focus without the euphoria or racing thoughts that often make us anxious. I've been taking Adderall IR generic from (Teva) for over 5 years. I changed a few times to Adderall XR brand when I couldn't find Teva's on the market anymore. I came to the generic by (Lanette), which works, but it makes me much more agitated and anxious than focused with tasks. Evekeo won't give you that euphoria that Adderall gives, but it will give you the results you need from your treatment because I just changed it, and I soon realized that I was finally able to do things without overthinking and not knowing where to start. Evekeo is purer than Adderall because it is amphetamine sulfate only, with the composition (levoamphetamine) 50/50 (dextroamphetamine). Adderall is a mixture of salts containing 4 types of salts, and the composition is (levoamphetamine) 25/75 (dextroamphetamine). I take 10mg 4x a day = 40mg. If 20mg pills were made, it would be great."

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  • Sky...
  • August 19, 2016

For ADHD "This medicine was horrible for me. I started off at a low dose. It gave me horrible anxiety, mood swings, and horrifying negative thoughts. I would never take this medicine again."

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  • Mau...
  • June 23, 2016

For ADHD "Eh, it's better than Adderall, but Vyvanse is still a lot smoother. Gave me horrible indigestion and heartburn, as well as extreme anxiety and chest pain."

6 / 10
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  • Tru...
  • January 28, 2018

For ADHD "Had a bad experience. Very bad anxiety and depression, side effects don’t try!"

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