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What is Lisdexamfetamine?

Lisdexamfetamine is a central nervous system stimulant. It works by changing the amounts of certain natural substances in the brain. It is used as part of a treatment program for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Read more...Click to read more below

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
ADHD (Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder) 96 24 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Problems concentrating 43 18 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Fatigue 35 10 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Lack of motivation 14 8 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Treat my mood condition(s) 9 3 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder) 8 0

See all 154 patients currently taking Lisdexamfetamine

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 4
Moderate
 12
Mild
 24
None
 14

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Lisdexamfetamine

Insomnia 8
Loss of appetite 7
Dry mouth (xerostomia) 5
Headaches 4
Elevated blood pressure 3
Decreased appetite 3
See all 28 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Lisdexamfetamine. See all 15 dosages ►

  daily 20 mg daily 30 mg daily 40 mg daily 50 mg daily 60 mg daily 70 mg daily 80 mg daily 100 mg daily 140 mg daily
  2 Number of Patients: 2 9 Number of Patients: 9 26 Number of Patients: 26 18 Number of Patients: 18 33 Number of Patients: 33 15 Number of Patients: 15 40 Number of Patients: 40 4 Number of Patients: 4 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Lisdexamfetamine (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 19   Did not seem to work: 40%
Side effects too severe 16   Side effects too severe: 34%
Other 11   Other: 23%
Expense 9   Expense: 19%
Personal research 6   Personal research: 13%
Doctor's advice 6   Doctor's advice: 13%
Change in health plan coverage 3   Change in health plan coverage: 6%
Course of treatment ended 1   Course of treatment ended: 2%

See all 46 patients who’ve stopped taking Lisdexamfetamine

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Lisdexamfetamine

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more

Stopped Taking Lisdexamfetamine

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Lisdexamfetamine

Always
 41 76%
Usually
 12 22%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 1 2%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Lisdexamfetamine

Very
 2 4%
Somewhat
 2 4%
A little
 6 11%
Not at all
 44 81%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Lisdexamfetamine

$200+
 1 3%
$100-199
 3 9%
$50-99
 4 12%
$25-49
 12 35%
< $25
 13 38%

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Report created on February 11, 2012.