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I have ADD, not ADHD. I noticed a difference in my cognitive abilities almost immediately after using Adderall XR. The 30 mg capsule made my heart race, so my dosage was reduced to 25 mg. The ideal dose for me would probably be somewhere in between 25 mg and 30 mg. My symptoms gradually worsened over a period of 30+ years and resulted in multiple job losses, divorces and financial difficulties. ...

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10 People found this comment helpful

My boyfriend is 100 percent dependant upon this drug. Although he claims it has changed his life by enabling him to focus at work. There is a severe downside to using this drug. He suffers from severe anxiety attacks, extreme mood swings, bursts of anger, lack of sex drive, depression, he is anti-social, he demonstrates obsessive compulsive disorder he suffers with extreme exhaustion, loss of ...

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CW | 55-64 | Female | On medication for less than 1 month | Patient
3/6/2024
Condition: Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity
Overall rating 4.0
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I am a 62 year old woman who has struggled with adult ADHD since 2014. I finally was fortunate enough to find a psychiatrist that only wanted me to have a decent life. When he saw me the first time he said that I was one of the worst cases of someone who had adult ADHD. Well, he was correct in that diagnosis and he tried Ritalin LA and bumped it up to 40 mg. It really wasn't working anymore so we decided to try the Adderall Xr for a week to see if it would work with the horrible symptoms I continued to experience. After the first week I called him and reported that I felt really good about the way that the Adderall was working. He bumped me up from 20 to 25 mg. I am hoping that it continues to help me and so far, so good. Any help for this issue is greatly appreciated and I appreciate my doctor for trying to help me. I am all for this drug and have great hope! Thank you for taking the time to read my experience. God bless you all!Read More Read Less

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mamasquirrel | 35-44 | Female | On medication for 6 months to less than 1 year | Patient
1/6/2024
Condition: Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity
Overall rating 5.0
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Adderall XR (along with a short acting booster at noon) is hands down the best ADHD med I've been on (and I've tried several now). Some of the other meds I've I tried either made me crash really hard after a couple hours or worked well but affected my sleep (with Adderall I like that I can even nap during the day if I need to). I was diagnosed about 7 years ago, and I never realized how much I was struggling until I started on meds. Around that time I also fell ill with an autoimmune disease (Myasthenia Gravis)and my meds also help greatly with the fatigue that comes with MG. I can now get up in the morning no problem (I highly recommend settling your alarm for 30 minutes to an hour before you need to get up, take your meds, go back to sleep, then get up once your meds have started to work), get things done with much less procrastination, and focus much better. Nothing will ever cure my ADHD, but Adderall XR has made a world of difference!Read More Read Less

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liberalbarbie | 13-18 | Female | On medication for 1 to less than 2 years | Patient
12/28/2023
Condition: Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity
Overall rating 4.7
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I have been on Adderall XR for a little while now. It is an incredibly effective medication. I can see why some people get addicted to it. I was able to focus and get my life organized. As effective as it is, it has also caused me extreme weight loss, dry mouth and insomnia. It’s great but when it wears off, I feel fatigued and tired, but still unable to sleep. Adderall is very effective and like all medications, comes with adverse side effects.

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Chilli | 45-54 | Male | On medication for 6 months to less than 1 year | Patient
9/1/2023
Condition: Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity
Overall rating 5.0
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I was mis diagnosed years ago as bipolar when they didn't know a lot aboutit. So I've been on all type of medication cocktails. Some things helped a little some things didn't so nothing ever felt right. I moved to another state and went to a new psychiatrist and after answering a lot of questions verbally and answered a questionnaire he felt that I had been misdiagnosed early in my life but that I actually had ADHD. He gave me a low dose at first, we over a couple of months increased a little bit and now it has totally changed my life. I truly can focus on what's in front of me and not the other 5,000 distractions. After mentioning this to my mother she opened her eyes and said you know that makes a lot of sense. If it's used correctly it's life changing.Read More Read Less

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Zoe | 45-54 | Male | On medication for 6 months to less than 1 year | Patient
7/20/2023
Condition: Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity
Overall rating 5.0
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Great medication. It helped me fight my anxiety and anger issues

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Barb | 65-74 | Female | On medication for 10 years or more | Patient
5/11/2023
Condition: Other
Overall rating 3.0
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I take 40 mg ER in the a.m. half life is supposed to be 12 hrs. Maybe my metabolism is slow but after taking this dose for years before retiring, I now CANNOT get to sleep or stay asleep despite my dr prescribing sleep aids.

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Boots | 65-74 | Female | On medication for 1 to 6 months | Patient
4/21/2023
Condition: Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity
Overall rating 5.0
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Being a 67 year old woman in pursuit of two Masters degrees simultaneously, I have felt a bit of pressure (!) over the last 4 years. I managed well until a whirlwind of both good and bad family issues consumed me to the point of mental disfunction last year. My doctor prescribed Adderall to take alongside my usual anti anxiety medication. The 20mg was too much…about died of constant thirst and had the jitters so bad that I could feel my hair growing! Cut the dose back to 10 mg and am a newly renewed lady. Multitasking and concentration are both a part of my reality again. Couldn’t be more pleased! Side effects have been minimal since my dosage has been reduced. Weight loss has been the primary side effect, but I needed to lose my extra pounds that had stubbornly accumulated over the years. Less body fat has served me by providing increased ease of mobility, the ability to resist alcoholic beverages entirely, and maintain an overall contentment in being the thin person like I was before the weight gain. Yes, Adderall has allowed me to resume my life and continue to pursue my dreams of becoming a historian of visual arts. Give it a go, let your body be the judge, and hopefully be renewed as I have been these last six months.Read More Read Less

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Sue | Female | On medication for 10 years or more | Patient
4/8/2023
Condition: Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity
Overall rating 5.0
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I have been on multiple different medications and I Adderall is the only medicine that helps with ADHD

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Anonymous |
3/20/2023
Condition: Recurring Sleep Episodes During the Day
Overall rating 5.0
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Anonymous |
10/19/2022
Condition: Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity
Overall rating 5.0
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better days adhead. thank you

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Paul | 19-24 | Male | On medication for 2 to less than 5 years | Patient
7/19/2022
Condition: Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity
Overall rating 5.0
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I struggled through first to 12th grade. I went to college and was out in 4 months.Ten years later I tried adderall then XL and to make a long story short I graduated #1. It works if taken every day, and no side affects.

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Scottrow | 35-44 | Male | On medication for 2 to less than 5 years | Patient
7/17/2022
Condition: Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity
Overall rating 5.0
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It works great but I’m on XR and they seem to only last for about 5 hours sometimes less but it’s better than my mind racing all day and feeling lost in a everlasting loop of thoughts.

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Justin | 45-54 | Male | On medication for 6 months to less than 1 year | Patient
3/29/2022
Condition: Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity
Overall rating 4.0
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It helps. I take it twice daily.

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Hfg | 13-18 | Male | On medication for 10 years or more | Patient
3/25/2022
Condition: Other
Overall rating 2.0
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I hate it so much no matter how it dlayed release control it's crappy and not enough it should be re designed for extended release control

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Anonymous |
3/18/2022
Condition: Recurring Sleep Episodes During the Day
Overall rating 5.0
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Ok...20mg works

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Cjoner | 13-18 | Male | On medication for 2 to less than 5 years | Patient
3/18/2022
Condition: Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity
Overall rating 1.0
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I feel angry as hell it doesn't work it's a peace of crap don't get this stuff it is crap and it doesn't work anymore and it won't last long I hate it

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Chris | Male | On medication for 2 to less than 5 years | Patient
3/15/2022
Condition: Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity
Overall rating 4.0
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I've been taking 15mg twice (Sometimes once a day as needed) prescription. It helps me with a lot of things, my attentiveness and focus of course, but also my anxiety and ability to socialize; I used to be a complete "wallflower" as they say, and a recluse. With the help of this medication I've overcome many of my mental illnesses. Now for the negative: I get center chest pains, I'm not entirely sure if it's caused by Adderall XR. However, the chest pain which comes and goes is typically a mild ache type irritant. On the other hand, I had a "freak" heart attack at the age of 24 due to two of my heart ventricles clotting 100% and 90%. I nearly died, they did a cardiac cath procedure through the the groin to poke out the clots. I made a full recovery. The doctor didn't even put in stents. This event was PRIOR to be being prescribed Adderall XR. They could not figure out the cause of the clots, as my blood had showed no proof of clotting disorder. I am no doctor but my guess would be it was caused by using hard street drugs for multiple years from about the ages of 15-20. But nobody including me will ever know for sure. I do get increased blood pressure, and heart rate, however, it almost always goes away as long as I become physically active. However, if I am sitting around lounging, or say... just driving around... I tend to notice not only the rise in blood pressure, the shakes, as well as the mild center chest pain. I would say I am worried about this causing me serious heart/cardiovascular complications, if it hasn't already. I do not know how serious center chest pain is, I've always heard it's the left arm you should worry about, which, aside from some nerve damage from the heart procedure (which I take Gabapentin for) which also preceded the Adderall prescription. Should I be worried? I feel like I can't truly live without being on Adderall, I don't ever over take my prescribed dose (no abusing.) However, I feel like it could be a risk to my heart healh. It's a bit of a catch-22. But I think I'd rather risk dying, than living as I used to. Which was essentially a life of nothingness, and uselessness. At least now I can work, socialize, pay attention/focus. I'm afraid to tell my doctor, because I don't want to Adderall to be taken away. I am hoping someone here with some medical expertise can shine some light on my situation.Read More Read Less

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Anonymous | Male | Patient
2/25/2022
Condition: Recurring Sleep Episodes During the Day
Overall rating 5.0
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Had it once and worked

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ava | 13-18 | Female | On medication for 2 to less than 5 years | Patient
2/14/2022
Condition: Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity
Overall rating 4.7
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adderall makes me less foggy, and allows me to focus on and maintain conversations better. not sure what i would have done without it! the side effects can be an issue though, expect your libido to go down

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Junia# | 35-44 | Female | On medication for 6 months to less than 1 year | Patient
1/3/2022
Condition: Recurring Sleep Episodes During the Day
Overall rating 5.0
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Cool meds, will recommend.

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