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Adderall (dextroamphetamine-amphetamine) Treatment Report
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Generic Name: Dextroamphetamine-Amphetamine
What is Adderall? Adderall is a pharmaceutical stimulant amphetamine used to treat attention-deficit disorder/attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and narcolepsy. Severe cases of depression may also be treated with Adderall or other stimulants.
See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.
Reasons Taken
2 patients in the community are taking or have taken Adderall.
Dosages
Based on the patients currently taking Adderall.
| 15 mg day | ||
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Duration
How long current patients have been taking Adderall or how long patients were taking Adderall before stopping.
Currently taking Adderall
| 0-1 month | 1-3 months | 3-6 months | 6 months-1year | 1-2 years | 2 years or more |
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Stopped taking Adderall
| 0-1 month | 1-3 months | 3-6 months | 6 months-1year | 1-2 years | 2 years or more |
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| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Side effects too severe | 1 | 100% |  |
Patient Reported Evaluations
Results from 1 patient evaluation. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.
Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)
| Slight | 100% | 1 |
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Brain fog
Side-effects (as an overall problem)
| Severe | 0% | 0 |
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| Moderate | 100% | 1 |
| Mild | 0% | 0 |
| None | 0% | 0 |
Top reported side-effects include: Insomnia, Headache, restlessness
Summary results are based on 1 individual response. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.
Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (1 of 1)
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- EdSikov
- Mouth/throat: none
- Arms: mild
- Chest: none
- Legs: mild
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by EdSikov
Oct 19, 2008
- EfficacySlight
- Side-effectsModerate
- Brain fog
- See full evaluation
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