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What is Dextroamphetamine?

Dextroamphetamine is a stimulant that is used for the treatment of narcolepsy and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Off label it is used for obesity; depression; and abnormal behavioral syndrome in children.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Fatigue 45 13 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
ADHD (Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder) 17 8 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Problems concentrating 14 5 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Narcolepsy 8 4 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Other 8 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Brain fog 7 3 Efficacy_major Efficacy_slight

See all 91 patients currently taking Dextroamphetamine

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 4
Moderate
 12
Mild
 12
None
 12

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

Dry mouth (xerostomia) 8
Anxious mood 7
Insomnia 4
Dehydration 4
Weight loss 3
Urinary frequency 3
See all 39 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Dextroamphetamine. See all 24 dosages ►

  5mg as needed 5 mg daily 10 mg daily 15 mg daily 20 mg daily 25 mg daily 30 mg daily 40 mg daily 45 mg daily 60 mg daily
  5 Number of Patients: 5 12 Number of Patients: 12 6 Number of Patients: 6 15 Number of Patients: 15 10 Number of Patients: 10 3 Number of Patients: 3 15 Number of Patients: 15 8 Number of Patients: 8 3 Number of Patients: 3 5 Number of Patients: 5  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Dextroamphetamine (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 14   Did not seem to work: 47%
Other 13   Other: 43%
Side effects too severe 10   Side effects too severe: 33%
Doctor's advice 4   Doctor's advice: 13%
Personal research 2   Personal research: 7%
Expense 1   Expense: 3%
Not indicated 1   Not indicated: 3%

See all 29 patients who’ve stopped taking Dextroamphetamine

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

Currently Taking Dextroamphetamine

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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 Dextroamphetamine

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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 Dextroamphetamine

Always
 21 53%
Usually
 14 35%
Sometimes
 4 10%
Never
 1 3%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Dextroamphetamine

Very
 3 8%
Somewhat
 9 23%
A little
 11 28%
Not at all
 17 43%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Dextroamphetamine

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 4 18%
$25-49
 1 5%
< $25
 17 77%

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Report created on February 11, 2012.