Adderall?

Well, you don't need 150 oz of water in an eight hour period. That's why you're hitting the head so much :laugh: Maybe chew on some sugar free gum instead. . .if you're allowed. The Adderall is giving you dry mouth, so chewing gum stimulates saliva production.

My grown son began taking it a while back and he is so much better to be around. He took ritalin from 3rd to 6th and then stopped. Had very rough teen age years. Now, he seems calmer and more focused. Plus he has lost a lot of his belly weight.

For cramps, try taking magnesium.

My son is ADHD/Aspergers and we have run the gamut of meds and diet over the years. As you grow your condition changes, you learn coping strategies, and it's important to tweak. When he was on Concerta (similar to Adderall), he suffered the worst. Horrendous dry mouth/dehydration, lack of energy etc. Just recently he's been put on a new med "Vyvanse" that has left him feeling more like "himself" as he puts it. Dry mouth is gone, he has normal sleep patterns and energy levels are back to what they were when he was a kid. Diet can play a big part for sure. Diets rich in Omega 3-6-9 can help reduce the symptoms, but it is not a cure-all. Some kids outgrow their ADD/ADHD at puberty, others continue on through their lives with it. You've been on the same dosage for how long? Might be worth getting in to see your doctor and revisit your dosage/formulation etc.

My husband was miss diagnosed with ADHD and took Adderall for a few years. Turns out he has hypoglycemia since birth and has had transient seizures all of his life which has caused brain damage which makes him appear to have ADHD. He was always falling asleep prior to the adderall and they thought it would help him stay awake and alert. It didn't do a thing for him. The seizure meds he is on now help him focus better and stay awake and alert. While on the adderall he had no changes in his appetite or his weight. He always drank a lot so was never dehydrated. He's very thin and had hoped that the meds would make him gain a little weight but it never did. By the way, he is 6'1" and 165 lbs. Don't know if that helps answer your question or not but that was his experience with it.

Yes that does help thanks, I wonder if the days I get these symptoms are the days I'm not being concious about my water intake. Because it's only at work that I drink that much water. Any other day of the week I'm probably not good about it. It's also really weird you mention the seizures with you husband. Any idea what caused them, was it the hyper glycemia? I' had a phase for about 1yr when I was 19 where I all of a suddenly started having grandmall seizures for no apparent reason. I spent months getting test done and had to wear an Ambulatory EEG and they ended up diagnosing me with eplipsey. But then just as random as they started they stopped and I haven't had any seizures in almost 4years, with out meds?

My husbands blood sugar level was only 16 when he was put in the hospital. On that day he came home from work and said he was extremely tired and had no memory of anything he did during the day. He remembered going to work and coming home but nothing in between. He had to wear the ambulatory EEG as well for 3 days. The tests showed that he had seizure activity during that time and that one side of his brain was not very active. That was the side where he had the seizures and they said it was due to the extremely low blood sugar levels. He is only allowed to eat protein and veggies. No carbs what so ever. He doesn't always follow his diet however but it hasn't caused any more seizures since he's been on the new seizure meds. My husband has always had a going problem....meaning having to go a lot. Turns out he has an enlarged prostate. He's had it since he was in his early 30's. Have you thought that maybe you might need to get your prostate checked? Probably best to discuss this with your dr.

Adderall is the devil. Im sorry but I know way too many people who take and and my advice is go for the lower grade before you accept an RX for speed. If my kid was flunking school and they told me to put him on adderall, I would say "well I guess hes going to be held back a year" - no one can tell me pharmaceutical grade meth is a good thing.

And if you dont think a side effect is lower weight, go off of it and see how much you gain. It makes people insane.I have lost over 10 girlfriends in my lifetime bc adderall made them so flipped out crazytown and the sad part is they didnt even realize how terrible their personalities got. Theyre basically crackheads. the adderall over time made it hard to sleep, so they have to take rx downers. Its a slippery slope

Adderall is the devil. Im sorry but I know way too many people who take and and my advice is go for the lower grade before you accept an RX for speed. If my kid was flunking school and they told me to put him on adderall, I would say "well I guess hes going to be held back a year" - no one can tell me pharmaceutical grade meth is a good thing.

And if you dont think a side effect is lower weight, go off of it and see how much you gain. It makes people insane.I have lost over 10 girlfriends in my lifetime bc adderall made them so flipped out crazytown and the sad part is they didnt even realize how terrible their personalities got. Theyre basically crackheads. the adderall over time made it hard to sleep, so they have to take rx downers. Its a slippery slope

Stop hanging out with crack heads, and you will stop seeing people abuse adderall. ADHD is an chemical disorder, and does not stem from a lack of intelligence or information. In fact, people with ADHD tend to have higher IQ's than people without the disorder. Harnessing all that brain power becomes the issue. You don't just learn to "cope" or deal with it.. there is no magic diet fairy that takes it away (although proper diet helps everything, and some foods *may* trigger extra hyper activity in those with ADHD).

For the love of Murphey OP... Adderall is a cumulative effect drug, which means you need to take it every day (at roughly the same time) to get the best effects from it. You are only doing yourself a disservice by taking days off from your meds.

That being said... Always Tired, Always Thirsty is a potential warning sign of diabetes. I'd strongly recomend you march your butt into your doctor before you start messing around with anything else.

If you feel like you can't be human on your meds, that is also something to talk to your doctor about. Dosages are based on gender, age, AND body mass. Changes in body mass will require a tweak of your dosage (though, your doctor probably won't adjust your meds until you give them a REAL trial period, which is usually somewhere between 6 weeks - 3 months).

It's my husband who has ADHD. I met him before he got diagnosed, and have been with him through all of the adjustment periods, ect. I can tell you as a spouse that EVERYTHING is better now that he's medicated... focus is important....

We're not too sure if either of our kids have ADHD (there is a high genetic component), but, they are both very diet sensitive. When my husband actually eats what the kids eat he is a bit calmer (with less anxiety), but it's not enough to not take his meds. He is able to gain/lose weight, gain muscle (he sucks at getting in cardio, but, that's just him).

Good luck OP.

Adderall is the devil. Im sorry but I know way too many people who take and and my advice is go for the lower grade before you accept an RX for speed. If my kid was flunking school and they told me to put him on adderall, I would say "well I guess hes going to be held back a year" - no one can tell me pharmaceutical grade meth is a good thing.

And if you dont think a side effect is lower weight, go off of it and see how much you gain. It makes people insane.I have lost over 10 girlfriends in my lifetime bc adderall made them so flipped out crazytown and the sad part is they didnt even realize how terrible their personalities got. Theyre basically crackheads. the adderall over time made it hard to sleep, so they have to take rx downers. Its a slippery slope

Stop hanging out with crack heads, and you will stop seeing people abuse adderall. ADHD is an chemical disorder, and does not stem from a lack of intelligence or information. In fact, people with ADHD tend to have higher IQ's than people without the disorder. Harnessing all that brain power becomes the issue. You don't just learn to "cope" or deal with it.. there is no magic diet fairy that takes it away (although proper diet helps everything, and some foods *may* trigger extra hyper activity in those with ADHD).

For the love of Murphey OP... Adderall is a cumulative effect drug, which means you need to take it every day (at roughly the same time) to get the best effects from it. You are only doing yourself a disservice by taking days off from your meds.

That being said... Always Tired, Always Thirsty is a potential warning sign of diabetes. I'd strongly recomend you march your butt into your doctor before you start messing around with anything else.

If you feel like you can't be human on your meds, that is also something to talk to your doctor about. Dosages are based on gender, age, AND body mass. Changes in body mass will require a tweak of your dosage (though, your doctor probably won't adjust your meds until you give them a REAL trial period, which is usually somewhere between 6 weeks - 3 months).

It's my husband who has ADHD. I met him before he got diagnosed, and have been with him through all of the adjustment periods, ect. I can tell you as a spouse that EVERYTHING is better now that he's medicated... focus is important....

We're not too sure if either of our kids have ADHD (there is a high genetic component), but, they are both very diet sensitive. When my husband actually eats what the kids eat he is a bit calmer (with less anxiety), but it's not enough to not take his meds. He is able to gain/lose weight, gain muscle (he sucks at getting in cardio, but, that's just him).

Good luck OP.

Blue meanie i had forgotten about all of that with Adderall. My husband used to take his every morning with breakfast and never missed a dose. I do recall that he also had to keep an eye on his BP and have regular blood work done. I don't remember what the blood work was for however. But I would guess it was to keep an eye on your sugar levels. He did have to take a few fasting blood tests and then drink soda and then test again. Now it turns out he is hypoglycemic so they took him off the Adderall and he is on seizure meds. It is very important that no matter what meds your on that you follow up with your dr. and take your meds every day at the same time. You put your body through a yo yo effect by not taking your meds on a daily basis as recommended.

I agree.. get to the doctor and get your sugar checked.