Adderall for head trauma

[SeaJewel]

Had an accident  a year and 6 months ago.  I came out with only a few problems, but fiancé has head trauma. He is very agitated and gets impatient and cannot remember a lot of things. He had adhd symtoms before the accident and had taken an adderall for a test to see how he would respond to it. It helped him a whole lot. I have asked the doctors if we can try it now and they all seem to just say "deal with it, he has head trauma". I can't deal with it. I have taught him to read and spell and have even worked on his memory skills, so knowing that he is getting better I want to try something that I feel will work. He is on no medications and, why not? So I am thinking of giving him a 1/4 of a 20mg adderall to start off with and see how that works does anyone else take adderall for head trauma? Just wanting to know if it has helped them. Thank you for responses, and I know the law of giving un prescribed drugs out, but the drugs he should be taking no one will prescribed them until he has a neurologist, but we cannot afford one with the state not helping us. All we have is each other and I have done everything  I can do, alone.

[ExoticClassics]

This is 5 years later, and if you are still with him, you are an amazing person.
   I have head trauma from getting hit in the head with a baseball bat, then a rollover car accident kicked it in. I have the EXACT same symptoms as you mentioned and Adderall is DEFINITELY what helps me. The aggression will go away for 1 day with a very small dose of marijuana. I went to law school and was a 3D engineer after the head injuries, and not a drug addict just telling you BS. The aggression goes away immediately after smoking, but he will have problems focusing and staying motivated in the upcoming time. I go to the Veteran Affairs hospital and weed is not legal in Alabama yet, but i have tried 1000 different things to control what you are talking about.
   He will need a real prescription for marijuana and a real prescription for adderall. 60 mg a day will be what makes him normal, and i will bet you anything that you want to bet that you will see the person that you fell in love with. I only wish someone had told me what i am telling you, because it cost me a divorce to a person that i loved dearly due to my aggression that was never there before. PLEASE TRY THIS. I PROMISE YOU THAT I AM RIGHT.
My 71 and 73 year old parents will testify that i am telling you a fact. They have never touched any drugs but do not want me around them without my medicine. By medicine, i mean weed and adderall. It was my lifesaver.

[ExoticClassics]

This is 5 years later, and if you are still with him, you are an amazing person.
   I have head trauma from getting hit in the head with a baseball bat, then a rollover car accident kicked it in. I have the EXACT same symptoms as you mentioned and Adderall is DEFINITELY what helps me. The aggression will go away for 1 day with a very small dose of marijuana. I went to law school and was a 3D engineer after the head injuries, and not a drug addict just telling you BS. The aggression goes away immediately after smoking, but he will have problems focusing and staying motivated in the upcoming time. I go to the Veteran Affairs hospital and weed is not legal in Alabama yet, but i have tried 1000 different things to control what you are talking about.
   He will need a real prescription for marijuana and a real prescription for adderall. 60 mg a day will be what makes him normal, and i will bet you anything that you want to bet that you will see the person that you fell in love with. I only wish someone had told me what i am telling you, because it cost me a divorce to a person that i loved dearly due to my aggression that was never there before. PLEASE TRY THIS. I PROMISE YOU THAT I AM RIGHT.
My 71 and 73 year old parents will testify that i am telling you a fact. They have never touched any drugs but do not want me around them without my medicine. By medicine, i mean weed and adderall. It was my lifesaver.

[Okietbisurvivor]

I don't know how old this is but.... I suffered a TBI in 2003 and it has taken me until last year in 2015 to get anyone to even send me to a neurologist but he refused to treat me without a psych eval and my insurance refuses past a certain age. But have a referal in with a different neuro buy that's been well over 6 months? Anyways... Don't give up and I take ritalin 10mg 3x a day for the sleepyness I literally will fall asleep anywhere without it. I was on vyvanse first but had some.bad affect like excessive crying and such that neurologist said my meds were right all except the anxiety medication would cause migraines with my pth but... So far Ritalin has helped me to stay awake just that's all its done is keep Mr awake I'm unmotivated and still sleepy but I can stay awake. We are upping the dose next week but I have read many places with symptoms like mine that are very similar or same to narcolepsy that adderall is better than Ritalin. May give the new dose a chance and if nothing changes... Ask about adderall again since its been years since my last seizure? I hope some of this has helped someone... But I also take nuedexta for my emotional mood swings and it seems to help just.... I've noticed with it my pain level is higher or my tolerance is lower? Whatever that is I'm not sure so I don't take it regular I'm working on overcoming some of my emotional stresses. Try not to get to stressed out or tired and so far I've been doing slightly better. But sleepy still :)

[SeaJewel]

Thank you for ur response. The problem is the state isn't helping and I can't get a neurologist until he is on Medicare which will be November 2014. The neurologist say they want to help but can't til he is on the Medicare. The neuropsychologist that we are seeing won't give him prescription approval until he can sit and take a 6 hour test. He can't take the test without the adderall because he can't sit still long enough. Plus he has white coat syndrome where he won't even sit in a doctors office more than 5 min., but with the adderall he will sit and talk nod hang out for as long as needed. It was an issue before the accident, but now they say he doesn't have a mental condition anymore it's just head trauma.........isn't that a mental condition lol? Anyway thank you for responding.

[Dr. Kokil Mathur]

Hi!
I am sorry, but I wouldn’t advice you to start any drug on your own. Please try and consult a therapist if possible. Sometimes therapy also helps. Try and see if you can consult a neurologist or go to a walk in clinic and see if a doctor can help you out. I am not sure what you can actually do, but try and explore. Please however, do not start prescription medications on your own. Take care!

The medical advice given should not be considered a substitute for medical care provided by a doctor who can examine you. The advice may not be completely correct for you as the doctor cannot examine you and does not know your complete medical history. Hence this reply to your post should only be considered as a guiding line and you must consult your doctor at the earliest for your medical problem.