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What is Amphetamine-Dextroamphetamine?

The combination of dextroamphetamine and amphetamine is in a class of medications called central nervous system stimulants. It is used as part of a treatment program for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Also used to treat narcolepsy, a sleep disorder causing sudden sleep attacks.

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Fatigue 1 0
lack of energy 1 1
Brain fog 1 1
Slowness 1 0

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
1 50%
Mild
0 0%
None
1 50%

Most commonly reported side effects

druggy buzz
1 50%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

  30 mg daily 60 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Amphetamine-Dextroamphetamine (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Side effects too severe
2 100% Side effects too severe: 100%
Did not seem to work
1 50% Did not seem to work: 50%
Doctor's advice
1 50% Doctor's advice: 50%

See all 2 patients who’ve stopped taking Amphetamine-Dextroamphetamine

Currently Taking Amphetamine-Dextroamphetamine

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

Stopped Taking Amphetamine-Dextroamphetamine

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

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
1 50%
Usually
0 0%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
1 50%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
1 50%
A little
0 0%
Not at all
1 50%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
1 50%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
0 0%

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Report created on November 22, 2009.