Adderall is causing insane loss. Worried.

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  • xmissbehaved56x
    xmissbehaved56x Posts: 12
    Methamphetamine is a more potent form of amphetamine...the methyl group allows it to penetrate the blood brain barrier better due to it being nonpolar. It isn't your place to say that a doctor would agree that meth is more addictive than amphetamine unless you are one yourself. I feel that both have the potential to be extremely addictive because depending on your lifestyle and body chemistry you can have different levels of absorption of amphetamine. Also, I'm not really sure why this was brought up on an adderal question when adderal is not pure amphetamine it is a mixture of four amphetamine salts.

    I lost 13 pounds my first week on adderal years ago and I always forgot to eat or I felt sick just at the thought of food. I looked like a skeleton, but it went away after the first month. I found that eating a big meal before taking it helped and also I would leave reminders on my cell phone calendar to eat.
  • sunburntgalaxy
    sunburntgalaxy Posts: 455 Member
    I have been on Adderall for years for my narcolepsy and didn't loose a pound - did gain a lot though. So I think it is going to be different for everyone. Of course because of my narcolepsy I also really just want to take a nap when I get home so I used to grab whatever was quick and easy for dinner, which usually meant take out. So that is part of the problem too.
  • fitnfab_meyer
    fitnfab_meyer Posts: 11 Member
    My 11 yr. son is the same way, he has Narcolepsy and has not lost anything. Which was actually frustrating for him because he put on 30 lbs in 3 months because of the on-set of Narcolepsy.
  • samzapata06
    samzapata06 Posts: 1 Member
    Ok I know this is late like 3 years late but I take adderall. I was on concerta too and it’s the sameness but adderall is stronger no matter what you’re gonna lose weight and it’s not a bad thing. If you are worried just drink ensure do a protein shake because it helps boost it up. I have no problems with loosing weight but I keep myself healthy
  • Greyem93662
    Greyem93662 Posts: 1 Member
    5 years late, but just in case anyone looks and finds this post (like I did)
    I’ve been on my Adderall for 3 months. My appetite STAYS gone while I’m on it. I HAVE finally started to get hungry while on it every so often, but it’s still so ridiculously easy to ignore, that I DO ignore it and keep working (very busy/fast-paced job) and go all day without eating. Easily.

    I make myself eat dinner (or at least something “bigger” at dinner time) and TRY to snack a bit throughout the day, but I also have an issue of finding ANYTHING that sounds good. Ever. And if it doesn’t sound good, I don’t eat it.... there were a lot of foodless days in the beginning!

    I’m now slipping from the awesome-I’ve-lost-weight-FAST frame of mind and into the okay-now-I’m-getting-a-little-thinner-than-I’d-like... I’m hoping to make a change before I get to the “now I just look sick” look.

    One of my best friends works at GNC and I asked him if there were any protein bars he would recommend (even when all I wanted was junk <aka CAKE> I LOVE protein bars!...the chocolatey ones. No idea why, seeing as most are super gritty and chalky, but I love them!

    He actually recommended a shake! A meal replacement shake. Differing from slim fast because it’s not designed to help you lose or make you feel full, it’s designed for weight lifters...so it jammed full of the extra protein and calories they need to take in every day.

    I started with GNC “Pro Performance” Bulk 1340 - Vanilla Ice Cream flavored. Not taking into account that I HATE vanilla. Yeah, stupid move, I know! But... the cookies and cream? 😳(there needs to be a cross-eyed emoji!) 🤤

    Hope this helps someone!!!
  • mom22lyns
    mom22lyns Posts: 5 Member
    Greyem93662 wrote: »
    5 years late, but just in case anyone looks and finds this post (like I did)
    I’ve been on my Adderall for 3 months. My appetite STAYS gone while I’m on it. I HAVE finally started to get hungry while on it every so often, but it’s still so ridiculously easy to ignore, that I DO ignore it and keep working (very busy/fast-paced job) and go all day without eating. Easily.

    I make myself eat dinner (or at least something “bigger” at dinner time) and TRY to snack a bit throughout the day, but I also have an issue of finding ANYTHING that sounds good. Ever. And if it doesn’t sound good, I don’t eat it.... there were a lot of foodless days in the beginning!

    What dose did you start at? And what dose are you at now? Also, are you taking the IR or XR?
  • nooshi713
    nooshi713 Posts: 4,877 Member
    It is a horrible medication. It is essentially meth, puts strain on the heart, causes heart damage over time, and I don’t recommend it.
  • paperpudding
    paperpudding Posts: 9,272 Member
    Adderall sounds similar to Ritalin which is used for severe ADHD.

    of course do not use it other than as appropriately prescribed by a medical specialist - but don't be afraid to use it if your condition or your child's condition, , as assessed by a specialist, warrants it.
  • ExistingFish
    ExistingFish Posts: 1,259 Member
    debbylee_maxine wrote: »
    I don't know much about Adderall specifically since its not available in Canada, but I do know its in the same drug class as crystal meth, which scares the crap out of me! I'd be really careful with it, its equally as addictive.

    Yeah.... it's really not. Adderall is a schedule II drug and can be addictive to some individuals, nothing compares to meth. The things meth does, chemically and biologically, in a person's brain is terrifying. Amphetimine... not so much.
    Amphetamine is the real substance that is in adderall, methamphetamine is in desoxyn.

    Methamphetamine is amphetamine with a 'Methyl'(Meth) group added to the end of it. The two are extraordinarily similar in molecular structure, although they have distinguishable effects. There isn't a pharmacist or doctor I know who would compare adderall and meth and equals in the addictive-ness category.

    It's also a first cousin to phentermine, which is a weight-loss drug. I think it's kind of a second cousin to pseudoephedrine, which is (kind of) OTC for nasal congestion.

    We use (prescription) drugs that are similar to street drugs all the time. And people abuse prescription drugs on the street. It doesn't mean they are bad when used as prescription drugs, prescribed by a doctor.

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