86 patient evaluations for Amphetamine-Dextroamphetamine

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May 3, 2011 (Started Jan 01, 2002)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Doctor recommendation)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (decreased appetite)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 60 mg Daily
Side effects: decreased appetite
  • 0 helpful marks

Apr 20, 2011 (Started Sep 03, 2001)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 15 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: I tend to get a little bit anxious, and feel like I always need to be doing something. Increased my blood pressure somewhat. For relative effectiveness/ tolerability this was the best medication I have taken.
Cost: $25-49 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Apr 5, 2011 (Started Feb 01, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Support social interaction)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Increase effect of another treatment)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for major depressive disorder)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (dry mouth, jaw clenching)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 30 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: Adderall is a life saver for me, mainly its antidepressant effects but it treats my ADD symptoms very well also. When I take it in the morning, many bad days I am able to get up and move around and get some things done where before I would have been in bed all day. It makes everyday tasks that used to seem totally impossible possible. Not a cure but a huge help.
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: dry mouth, jaw clenching

Feb 1, 2011 (Started Feb 01, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Support social interaction)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 30 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: This drug works so well that it scares me. Any drug that has an overwhelmingly positive effect scares me. When will I ever accept that I can't live without meds?
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: dry mouth, jaw clenching
  • 1 helpful mark

Dec 24, 2010 (Started May 01, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for fatigue)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 30 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: I have more energy. . Can stay awake all day. It also help with my thinking
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Sep 30, 2010 (Started Sep 08, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (decreased appetite)
  • Adherence
    Sometimes
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Advice & Tips: Eat a nutritious meal before taking medication, do not over exert yourself, and check your weight regularly.
Side effects: decreased appetite
  • 0 helpful marks

Oct 21, 2010 (Started Aug 01, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for attention deficit disorder)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for depressed mood)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 40 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: Adderall xr does help and it has many positive side effects. It peaked my blood sugar though, constricted my blood vessels, increased swelling, made me tired, made me depressed and moody, i formed a quick tolerance, and it's very habit forming. It actually helped me sleep which is an odd side effect. It ended up making me very tired and I would hyperfocus which didn't help me accomplish anything. It made me very depressed when I was coming off of it. It really helped me wake up in the morning and gave me a hope to be able to accomplish something for the day. Without insurance this is very expensive.
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Oct 4, 2010 (Started Jan 01, 2006)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: My husband thinks that this medication might contribute to my having ALS, so I take much less than I used to. I don't think it causes ALS, but I have found that I do as well with the lower dosage (20 mg once a day, rather than 40 mg twice a day). I get much more accomplished when I take Adderall, and feel better about myself.
Cost: $25-49 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Sep 4, 2010 (Started Jun 01, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 60 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: Athough I am on Adderall for ADHD, I found that it helped my "fibrofog" a great deal!
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Jul 19, 2010 (Started Apr 10, 2006)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for fatigue)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (anxious mood, shaky hands, heart palpitations, tachycardia (fast heart rate))
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 40 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: When I took Adderall XR, it did help with my fatigue. However within 30-40 miniutes of taking the medication, I would have an increase in my heart rate and experience heart palpatations.
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: tachycardia (fast heart rate), heart palpitations, shaky hands, anxious mood

Oct 6, 2009 (Started Apr 10, 2006)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for fatigue)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (anxious mood, shaky hands, heart palpitations, tachycardia (fast heart rate))
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 40 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: I have taken serveral stimulate drugs for my fatigue. I've found that they all are pretty much the same. My energy level it not as high as I'd like, however I do think the Adderall does help.
Cost: $25-49 monthly
Side effects: tachycardia (fast heart rate), heart palpitations, shaky hands, anxious mood
  • 1 helpful mark

Apr 10, 2010 (Started Feb 01, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for fatigue)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Daily
  • 0 helpful marks
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