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Taking Dextroamphetamine and Amphetamine
101 Patients currently take Dextroamphetamine and Amphetamine
11 Patients stopped taking Dextroamphetamine and Amphetamine
mammananny
Sensation: severe
Overall: moderate
Cognition: moderate
Vision: moderate
Speech: moderate
Swallowing: moderate
Upper limb: moderate
Walking: moderate
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mammananny
Adderall, 30 mg daily since Jun 23, 2005
iamhappy
Depression: 2
Emotional: 2
Compulsion: 1
Anxiety: 2
Mania: 2
Physical: 1
External Stress: Low
32 M
Function: Low
Distress: Moderate
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iamhappy
10 mg daily since Jun 29, 2002
sontzie66
Mouth/throat: mild
Arms: mild
Chest: mild
Legs: mild
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sontzie66
Adderall, 60 mg daily since Jun 01, 2008

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Brand Names: Adderall, Adderall XR, d-amphetamine

What is Dextroamphetamine and Amphetamine? 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. Read more...Click to read more below


What we've learned

Why Patients Take Dextroamphetamine and Amphetamine

Other
Other: 100% 31
Fatigue
Fatigue: 90% 28
slow my disease's progress
slow my disease's progress: 65% 20
Problems concentrating
Problems concentrating: 32% 10
Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence)
Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence): 19% 6
Brain fog
Brain fog: 16% 5
Disease-related symptoms
Disease-related symptoms: 3% 1

Patient Dosages

5 mg daily 10 mg daily 15 mg daily 20 mg daily 25 mg daily 30 mg daily 40 mg daily 43.75 mg daily 45 mg daily 50 mg daily 60 mg daily 90 mg daily 7.5 mg as needed 15 mg as needed 20 mg as needed 30 mg as needed 40 mg as needed 50 mg as needed N/A
4 Number of Patients: 4 17 Number of Patients: 17 7 Number of Patients: 7 27 Number of Patients: 27 5 Number of Patients: 5 10 Number of Patients: 10 16 Number of Patients: 16 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5  

How Long Current Patients Have Been Taking Dextroamphetamine and Amphetamine

< 1 month > 1 month > 3 months > 6 months > 1 year > 2 years
3
9
11
15
19
37

Why Patients Stopped Taking Dextroamphetamine and Amphetamine (multiple reasons could be selected)

Side effects too severe
Side effects too severe: 100% 4
Did not seem to work
Did not seem to work: 75% 3
Other
Other: 75% 3
Expense
Expense: 50% 2
Doctor's advice
Doctor's advice: 50% 2
Course of treatment ended
Course of treatment ended: 25% 1

How Long Patients Took Dextroamphetamine and Amphetamine Before Stopping

< 1 month > 1 month > 3 months > 6 months > 1 year > 2 years
1
4
1
2
0
3

Average: 1 star 2 star 3 star 4 star Dextroamphetamine and Amphetamine Ratings

4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
4: 100% 6
3 stars3 stars3 stars
3: 100% 6
2 stars2 stars
2: 17% 1
1 star
1: 17% 1


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