Hi trblnfla,
I know that this is an old post, but I would just like to see how your friend is doing now.
You friend should have a set routine of when she takes her Adderall, and should avoid taking it closer at night. It could also be that your friend may be on too high of a dosage (she should have been started out at 5 or 10 mg). I take Adderall, and it works wonders, but it will work differently for everyone. I already suffer from insomnia, and I know that unless I want to stay up all night I need stop taking it no later than 5 PM in order for my sleeping pill to work.
Adderall does list that it can create a feel of false well-being, so you do have a right to be concerned. It also seems to be more common than uncommon that weight loss does occur with people on Adderall. Since your friend is only 5'3", her weighing 119 pounds is still within a healthy range, and losing 6 pounds in 8 weeks, is also at a healthy rate. But it is something that does need to be watched... because it is easy to abuse.
Best of luck.
ʚ- HoᴖeyNᴗt
Hi I would tell your friend that adderall is just like speed. And it has very bad side effects ,one of the side effects is Seizures and she is also on wellbutrin and that has a warning all of it that it can cause Seizures also. So she shouldn't be on Adderall .
Have they ever done a EEG on your friend .is see she is on topomax and that is used for seizures also. she should get an EEG done on her. It may be that she is having Seizures and not ADD because ADD can look like Seizures.
Hi,
I have epilepsy and I take quite a few medications...antipsychotics, antidepressant, stimulant and broncodilators...that lower my seizure threshold and I'm hanging in there. I see an epilepsy specialist who is very good at keeping things at bay. I go to my appointments, get routine EEGs and tell him about new medications or changes in my medication doses. Just because I have epilepsy doesn't mean I can't take Vyvanse or whatever, it just means I have to be careful, keep an eye out for changes and keep in contact with my doctor. I assume the same holds true for other people.
My spouse is on Adderral and our marriage has been in turmoil for three years. He filed for divorce in August. During our marriage, he would work all hours of the night and not sleep for 2-3 days and then crash on the weekend. He became increasingly angry and avoidant at the slightest of triggers. He would leave for several hours and that eventually became nights and then weekends. I was extremely lonely and walking on eggshells around him. I started to have anxiety because I just didn't know what to expect when I would spend time with him. He nearly lost his business too. His partner at could not tolerate his frequent absenteeism. He would even say he was going to work and his partner would tell me he only worked one day out of 5. I would spend hours looking for him, expected and assumed he was having an affair. He would hide out in hotel rooms constantly to avoid any activities that we would plan as a family. He would get engrossed in a book and stay up all night. Or engrossed in his work to the avoidance of all other things.
I have urged him to try different medications but he says they do not help his ADHD. He likes how the adderral makes him feel. We are trying to mend our relationship now and he is acting like a college kid all over again. He bought a convertible and totaled it the next day. He has had 5-6 car accidents in the last year. He started drinking a lot and is now addicted to singing kareoke and obsessed with his friend the DJ. He says he is buying a motorcycle next. He is on this big exercise kick too. He runs 3 miles a day! He acts like he has Bipolar fluctuating madly between manic/depression.
I even called the drug company to report my concerns about the medication. Shire denies any problems with the medication and says its the abuse of it that is the problem. I have a feeling that my husband is taking more than he should and running out of it before he can get a script. He crashes and sleeps and is so vulgar and rude when he doesnt have it; which is now once a month!!!
I sounds to me like your friend just likes drugs. And since when is a family doctor competent to make the diagnosis of ADD? In any case she doesn't have it, judging by her reaction to Adderall. She is on speed (Adderall) for its own sake. She will probably be able to con her doctor, since she already has.
I went through all the psychological testing with psychologists and psychiatrists as a child to get my diagnosis. Is this pretty uncommon nowadays -- getting diagnosed without lots of testing?