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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).

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) 108 27 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Problems concentrating 47 18 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Fatigue 38 9 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Lack of motivation 14 9 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder) 9 0
Treat my mood condition(s) 9 3 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate

See all 162 patients currently taking Lisdexamfetamine

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Reported Dosages

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

  20 mg daily 30 mg daily 40 mg daily 50 mg daily 60 mg daily 70 mg daily 80 mg daily 90 mg daily 100 mg daily 140 mg daily
  11 Number of Patients: 11 26 Number of Patients: 26 22 Number of Patients: 22 34 Number of Patients: 34 17 Number of Patients: 17 41 Number of Patients: 41 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Lisdexamfetamine (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 22   Did not seem to work: 40%
Side effects too severe 19   Side effects too severe: 35%
Other 12   Other: 22%
Expense 11   Expense: 20%
Doctor's advice 7   Doctor's advice: 13%
Personal research 6   Personal research: 11%
Change in health plan coverage 5   Change in health plan coverage: 9%

See all 54 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
 44 77%
Usually
 13 23%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Lisdexamfetamine

Very
 2 4%
Somewhat
 3 5%
A little
 6 11%
Not at all
 46 81%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Lisdexamfetamine

$200+
 1 3%
$100-199
 4 11%
$50-99
 4 11%
$25-49
 10 28%
< $25
 16 44%

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Report created on May 28, 2012.