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What is Dexedrine?

Dexedrine is a brand name for dextroamphetamine, a stimulant. It is used for narcolepsy and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Off label it is used for exogenous obesity; depression; abnormal behavioral syndrome in children (minimal brain dysfunction).

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Fatigue 21 6 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_cant_tell
ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder) 6 5 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
ADHD (Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder) 5 1 Efficacy_major
Problems concentrating 5 3 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Cognitive impairment 5 2 Efficacy_slight
Narcolepsy 3 1 Efficacy_moderate

See all 34 patients currently taking Dexedrine

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 1
Moderate
 4
Mild
 8
None
 2

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

Dry mouth (xerostomia) 6
Anxious mood 4
Dehydration 4
Urinary frequency 3
Dry cough 2
Insomnia 2
See all 13 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Dexedrine. See all 17 dosages ►

  5mg as needed 5 mg daily 10 mg daily 10 other daily 15 mg daily 20 mg daily 30 mg daily 40 mg daily 45 mg daily 55 mg daily
  3 Number of Patients: 3 7 Number of Patients: 7 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Dexedrine (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 5   Did not seem to work: 71%
Doctor's advice 2   Doctor's advice: 29%
Side effects too severe 2   Side effects too severe: 29%
Other 1   Other: 14%
Not indicated 1   Not indicated: 14%

See all 7 patients who’ve stopped taking Dexedrine

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

Currently Taking Dexedrine

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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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0

Stopped Taking Dexedrine

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

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Dexedrine

Always
 5 33%
Usually
 8 53%
Sometimes
 2 13%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Dexedrine

Very
 1 7%
Somewhat
 5 33%
A little
 5 33%
Not at all
 4 27%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Dexedrine

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 1 17%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 5 83%

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Report created on May 28, 2012.