Concerned I suffered a TIA from Adderall overdose

[ConcernedandWorried83]

I'm getting pretty concerned I may have suffered a TIA the other night after an unusually large amont of adderall I had taken that day. I had consumed a 20mg XR at approx 7am, another 20mg XR at approx 6pm and at around 2am, took another 20 intending to continue studying through the night.

Shortly after feeling the onset, my right hand and forearm began to tingle a bit, followed a couple hours later by my right foot. I became very concerned and purged the contents of my stomach to prevent the rest of the XR from releasing.

Over the course of the next couple hours the tingling persisted, as well as did a racing and sometimes uneven heartbeat it felt like.

I drove myself to the ER, where I was admitted upon holding a heart rate between 125bpm and 150bpm and BP of 137/74. An ECG was administered and a CBC was done. Ultimately the doctor saw fit to simply give me a dose of Ativan intraveneously to calm my heart and I was released several hours later.

About 48 hours later the tingling in my foot returned, as did a small measure of light headedness. I am concerned I may have suffered a TIA, as a result of these symptoms though, I was on the tail end of an extended study binge, with poor nutrition, and not a whole hell of a lot of sleep.

SHould I follow up for more tests, or rest assured that was the end?

[Maddielol]

I actually think I am going through almost exactly what you are right now. I am a student as well and I take Adderall regularly. I am prescribed 40mg and am supposed to take half in the morning and a half around 12:00 but I didn't actually start doing this until this week on Sunday. Monday I did almost exactly what you did. I took 20 mg that morning, 20 mg around noon but I had an exam I had procrastinated doing till midnight and knew I wouldn't make it through it so I took another 20mg around 10:00 pm at night. I expected no sleep that night before I took it and I was right because I stayed up till 5:00 am. Ever since then I feel myself losing control of my right side mainly in my arm. I was worried as to if it was a stroke or something due to me taking the Adderall like that. I went searching for answers because my arm is so heavy and hard to pick up to even do my homework like normal. It feels as if I just worked out my arms for the first time in a while. (Which I haven't)

[LittleJBigJ]

I'm wondering if you ever solved this problem? Having a very similar issue & wanting your feedback/advice.

[mmart4040]

Not only am I a paramedic, I am also a frequent adderall user. This is all common symptoms of a CNS (Central nervous system) overdose. Basically you have just overdosed on Adderall. Don't freak out, or I should say try your best not to. Keep in mind this medicine acts on the "fight or flight" response of the body. The "pounding" heart, elevated HR and tingling can all be explained. The increased HR, or tachycardia, is a very common symptom of adderall, while a slightly higher sustained rate (110-140 BPM) is a slightly more severe symptom. Again this medication basically can act as adrenaline if too much is taken. The tingling is simply poor peripheral perfusion (poor circulation to hands and feet). Think of an adderall overdose like this, if you were about to enter a fight, how would your body react? Sweaty palms, elevated BP and pulse, diaphoretic, etc. When I encountered the adderall OD, I usually grab a beer, as it helps me calm down. An hour or two and you should be fine. Hope this helps.

[phagehunter]

I am having similar concerns at the moment. I normally take 30mg IR in the morning and then another 30mg around noon or 1pm but yesterday I took an additional dose of 30mg around 4 or 5pm. Needless to say I didn't sleep much but this morning when I woke up I had a sharp sudden pain in my head and I experienced large black spots in my field of vision and I had to sit down because of how dizzy I was. Since then I have been having a really difficult time finding the words to express my thoughts. I know what I want to say but when I try to speak my mouth uses different words that don't convey the idea I'm actually thinking. Hard to explain. Apparently I am able to type my thoughts but I just can't get them across in my own speech. This has been going on since 8am this morning. Any thoughts or knowledge of this experience would be greatly appreciated!!

[kosak]

I went through a similar thing, and was wondering about that also. The right side of my body became numb. My right arm would fall down while I tried to hold both arms out. I felt like I wasn't in control my movements. My heart beat was very strong. My vision went from blurry to extremely focused repeatedly. The back of my head, closer to my neck, felt weird i'm not sure how to describe it. This lasted about 10 minutes for me though.

Maybe the combination of prolonged adderall use and sleep deprivation and possibly a lack of food made a really good combination for some unwanted reactions. I don't know if this was an episode of TIA or just a combination of side effects. Could it be a passing blood clot?

I didn't have trouble speaking, or walking, nor did I have a headache.

I have been taking adderall recreationaly for about 2 years about once a week. That time I had taken 40mg IR which is more then what I would usually take.