86 patient evaluations for Amphetamine-Dextroamphetamine

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Apr 5, 2009 (Started Oct 01, 2006)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for fatigue)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (weight loss, dry mouth, mood elevated or improved, overly talkative (talk too much))
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 30 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: dry mouth, mood elevated or improved, overly talkative (talk too much), weight loss
  • 0 helpful marks

Apr 1, 2009 (Started Apr 01, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for problems concentrating)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 25 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: With any treatment, you should always be evaluating yourself daily while trying to find the best cocktail for you. I'm basically my own Doctor as far as what works and isn't worth taking. This drug should of been taken when I was in my teens, but I didn't get diagnosed until I was 40 (3 years ago) Already had deep suspension, but life WAS functional and I don't believe this played to much of a part in my depression
Cost: $50-99 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Apr 1, 2009 (Started Apr 01, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for problems concentrating)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: At the time I was put on this medicatoin, I was already on many others on a trial bases, so I really didn't see a whole lot of change other than I felt a little bit more planted on my feet.
Cost: $50-99 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Mar 13, 2009 (Started Aug 13, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for fatigue)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (weight loss, shaky hands, thirst)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 40 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: Be carefull can become habbit forming
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: shaky hands, weight loss, thirst
  • 0 helpful marks

Mar 7, 2009 (Started Feb 05, 2007)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for fatigue)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (jittery feeling)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 60 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. I don't know why, but I have to accept that.
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: jittery feeling
  • 0 helpful marks

Feb 24, 2009 (Started Nov 03, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 30 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: I personally advise people if the 30mg tablets are not working and you have to double up to experience the effects then you need to get a new medication like me I have to now find a upper and adowner to balance out my bi polar condition.
  • 0 helpful marks

Feb 14, 2009 (Started Feb 14, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Other)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for fatigue)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence))
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 60 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: This medication is the best medication I have taken for lack of energy and motivational problems and fatigue. It also improves my ability to read, and use the computer and concentate on everything, helping me also to find out more about my MS. This medication is very easily abused.Over taking and running out before next refill
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Jan 17, 2009 (Started Aug 08, 2005)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Other)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (weight loss, dry mouth, restlessness (akathisia), always feel urgent need to be doing something productive, mood elevated or improved, overly talkative (talk too much))
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 40 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: It should only be taken as prescribed. Defianately. Never give it to anyone else, this medication can be fatal to someone with certain medical problems.
Side effects: dry mouth, restlessness (akathisia), mood elevated or improved, overly talkative (talk too much), always feel urgent need to be doing something productive, weight loss
  • 1 helpful mark

Jan 16, 2009 (Started Jun 13, 2005)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for fatigue)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (weight loss, drug dependence)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 10 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: i struggle to eat, at first i enjoyed losing the weight, but now i think i am getting to small, i'm never hungry i eat just to keep from getting sick
Side effects: drug dependence, weight loss
  • 0 helpful marks

Dec 30, 2008 (Started Sep 01, 2007)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 30 mg Daily
  • 0 helpful marks
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