I lost 10lb between Tuesday and Thursday

Sued0nim

NordicAngel wrote: »

Hi, everyone! On Tuesday, I weighed myself and it came up at 180lb, but today, Thursday, I checked and I dropped to 170lb. I had my mom weigh herself with me both times and her weight stayed the same. I found this alarming.
One week ago I started taking Adderall again, which supresses appetite, so I haven't been able to eat as much. I had been over-eating previously, which is why I started watching my weight again.
Any input would be helpful.

rabbitjb wrote: »

Water weight

And possibly scale movement, change of conditions eg time of day, clothing, hydration, food in body, sodium, hormonal balance

Day to day scale fluctuations mean little...check over weeks/months

I do not agree with pill supplements ...

I think it was pretty clear from this that my assumption was that this was an appetite suppressant alone

The OP did not mention this was prescribed for a medical condition and the appetite suppression was a side effect, how would you imagine I would automatically know this is an ADHD medication?

NordicAngel

rabbitjb wrote: »

NordicAngel wrote: »

Hi, everyone! On Tuesday, I weighed myself and it came up at 180lb, but today, Thursday, I checked and I dropped to 170lb. I had my mom weigh herself with me both times and her weight stayed the same. I found this alarming.
One week ago I started taking Adderall again, which supresses appetite, so I haven't been able to eat as much. I had been over-eating previously, which is why I started watching my weight again.
Any input would be helpful.

rabbitjb wrote: »

Water weight

And possibly scale movement, change of conditions eg time of day, clothing, hydration, food in body, sodium, hormonal balance

Day to day scale fluctuations mean little...check over weeks/months

I do not agree with pill supplements ...

I think it was pretty clear from this that my assumption was that this was an appetite suppressant alone

The OP did not mention this was prescribed for a medical condition and the appetite suppression was a side effect, how would you imagine I would automatically know this is an ADHD medication?

Research?
Adderral is for attention deficit disorders alone and is prescribed to patients sparingly due to side-effects and the potential for abuse.

janejellyroll

NordicAngel wrote: »

rabbitjb wrote: »

NordicAngel wrote: »

Hi, everyone! On Tuesday, I weighed myself and it came up at 180lb, but today, Thursday, I checked and I dropped to 170lb. I had my mom weigh herself with me both times and her weight stayed the same. I found this alarming.
One week ago I started taking Adderall again, which supresses appetite, so I haven't been able to eat as much. I had been over-eating previously, which is why I started watching my weight again.
Any input would be helpful.

rabbitjb wrote: »

Water weight

And possibly scale movement, change of conditions eg time of day, clothing, hydration, food in body, sodium, hormonal balance

Day to day scale fluctuations mean little...check over weeks/months

I do not agree with pill supplements ...

I think it was pretty clear from this that my assumption was that this was an appetite suppressant alone

The OP did not mention this was prescribed for a medical condition and the appetite suppression was a side effect, how would you imagine I would automatically know this is an ADHD medication?

Research?
Adderral is for attention deficit disorders alone and is prescribed to patients sparingly due to side-effects and the potential for abuse.

But people have been known to take it to suppress the appetite. When I initially read the post, I was also unsure if OP was talking about taking it for ADHD or to help with weight loss.

kami3006

quintoespada wrote: »

adderall is not a supplement and it's kind of annoying you would even suggest it is.

adderall is a medication for people who have ADD/ADHD. if you don't agree with people who have ADD/ADHD taking it because of the way it affects the body, that's one thing, but to even remotely imply it would be used as a weight loss stimulant is extremely ignorant.

you can only get it by prescription, unless you're a person who pops pills/does drugs - it's a controlled substance.

Adderall is an amphetamine primarily used for ADD/ADHD but some doctors do prescribe it for weight loss alone.

NordicAngel

And for the record, I have been prescribed to medications similar to Adderal since I was 7 years old due to my hyperactivity and lack of concentration. I had to go through multiple sessions of testing to see if I was eligible to be prescribed the medicine- it wasn't so I would shut up and sit down. Or stop me from eating.

kami3006

NordicAngel wrote: »

And for the record, I have been prescribed to medications similar to Adderal since I was 7 years old due to my hyperactivity and lack of concentration. I had to go through multiple sessions of testing to see if I was eligible to be prescribed the medicine- it wasn't so I would shut up and sit down. Or stop me from eating.

My autistic daughter took it for several years and it helped her greatly. She did have the appetite issues you are having and we just made sure when she did eat was calorie dense. So you just need to be mindful of what calorie goal you have and find foods that fit into that even if you aren't eating as much or as often.

I'm confident you can get it worked out. Just takes some extra diligence.

jessicapk

You mentioned that you weighed at the same time each day. Was it first thing in the morning after peeing / pooping / etc or was it after you had already begun to eat and drink for the day? You can see huge fluctuations this way. The best time to weigh is at the same time in the morning after you're emptied out and haven't begun taking in. Even then, there are natural variations but it smooths it out.

Sued0nim

NordicAngel wrote: »

rabbitjb wrote: »

NordicAngel wrote: »

Hi, everyone! On Tuesday, I weighed myself and it came up at 180lb, but today, Thursday, I checked and I dropped to 170lb. I had my mom weigh herself with me both times and her weight stayed the same. I found this alarming.
One week ago I started taking Adderall again, which supresses appetite, so I haven't been able to eat as much. I had been over-eating previously, which is why I started watching my weight again.
Any input would be helpful.

rabbitjb wrote: »

Water weight

And possibly scale movement, change of conditions eg time of day, clothing, hydration, food in body, sodium, hormonal balance

Day to day scale fluctuations mean little...check over weeks/months

I do not agree with pill supplements ...

I think it was pretty clear from this that my assumption was that this was an appetite suppressant alone

The OP did not mention this was prescribed for a medical condition and the appetite suppression was a side effect, how would you imagine I would automatically know this is an ADHD medication?

Research?
Adderral is for attention deficit disorders alone and is prescribed to patients sparingly due to side-effects and the potential for abuse.

Giving you the benefit of the doubt here, but the onus is on you, as the original poster seeking advice, to give all relevant information so the phrase "prescribed for a medical condition with the potential side effect of" would have made more sense

sofaking6

Have you had any more big drops in weight? If not, then chances are it was retained water. Think about why, since you're not very overweight, you might be retaining that much...how is your sodium? Potassium? Are you staying hydrated on the regular? As long as your weight has stabilized, I wouldn't worry about it except inasmuch as it might indicate some kind of overage or deficiency.

I'm sure people do get Adderall for weight loss and especially if they get it off the streets, but when I read the post it didn't even occur to me that OP didn't get it for ADHD, so I think that maybe is a US/UK difference? An unwitting assumption, at worst.

tomatoey

rabbitjb wrote: »

NordicAngel wrote: »

rabbitjb wrote: »

NordicAngel wrote: »

Hi, everyone! On Tuesday, I weighed myself and it came up at 180lb, but today, Thursday, I checked and I dropped to 170lb. I had my mom weigh herself with me both times and her weight stayed the same. I found this alarming.
One week ago I started taking Adderall again, which supresses appetite, so I haven't been able to eat as much. I had been over-eating previously, which is why I started watching my weight again.
Any input would be helpful.

rabbitjb wrote: »

Water weight

And possibly scale movement, change of conditions eg time of day, clothing, hydration, food in body, sodium, hormonal balance

Day to day scale fluctuations mean little...check over weeks/months

I do not agree with pill supplements ...

I think it was pretty clear from this that my assumption was that this was an appetite suppressant alone

The OP did not mention this was prescribed for a medical condition and the appetite suppression was a side effect, how would you imagine I would automatically know this is an ADHD medication?

Research?
Adderral is for attention deficit disorders alone and is prescribed to patients sparingly due to side-effects and the potential for abuse.

Giving you the benefit of the doubt here, but the onus is on you, as the original poster seeking advice, to give all relevant information so the phrase "prescribed for a medical condition with the potential side effect of" would have made more sense

to be fair, the prescribing context for adderall is very widely known here in north america. i don't know anyone here who doesn't know what it's for. chalk it up to cultural/branding differences (and lack of knowledge about those differences)