adderall makes acne bad and emotional

edythe · Silver Member Joined: 16 Mar 2000 Posts: 197

Hello! I have been on Adderall for 7 months now, and I have noticed that my face is becoming oilier and I am starting to have zits all over my face. I didn’t have zits when I was in puberty and I am having them now. Another thing I have noticed is that I get too emotional about some things. This is really annoying especially later when I think about it and is driving my girlfriend crazy. Is there anybody else with similar problems while on adderall?

mosie · Newbie Joined: 07 May 2005 Posts: 13

Hi there! I wouldn’t know about zits, I myself haven’t experienced them, but adderall does crazy things to different people. I often get too emotional and have been dumped for that a couple of times. I don’t blame the girls, they just couldn’t understand what this drug is all about. Anyway, maybe you can visit a dermatologist about this acne problem, maybe you can find a solution for it. As for the emotional stuff, I don’t know, I am still fighting with it myself. If I make a progress I will definitely let you know. Good luck mate!

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Yah, Ive been on adderall for..I dunno, around 2 years now and I started getting much oilier about 6 months or so into using it! My big thing was breaking out on my back..as a result of tanning. But I tanned before adderall and didnt break out. I dunno but i sincerely believe that adderall and oily skin/break outs are intertwined in some way. Being emotional is def result of adderall. Its a stim..its purpose is to make you focus on things that would normally lose ur interest...so it only makes sense that you would focus more on an emotional level as well and have a more difficult time just letting go of something.

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Almost 40 and rarely ever had a pimple. Have been on adderall for almost a year for ADD and as I type looks like I'm getting over chicken pox (mostly forehead thank goodness, so can cover w/ bangs). Have always had great skin w/out using any special face regimen. Never really ever had to wash my face before bed either. Started to chalk it up to hormonal changes maybe because of age, but maybe it's the adderal. Another guess, is that the side effect of appetite loss tends to make me really careless about what I eat. I really only eat for flavor, because am never really hungry, wh/ usually means junk, wh/ is bad for skin, esp if not taking in much good. Also, hyper focusing on stupid things instead of what i really need to be doing tends to stress me out a lot, so that could add to bad skin. It was hard enough to not pick at a pimple before meds, but trying staying away from them when you're hyper focused on it and there's a ton of them on a normally clear face! Skin is definitely changing. Last year was always told I look like in my 20s on a regular basis, and since this year started hearing 30s. Again chalked it up to nature and figured was gonna happen sooner or later, cuz already buying time, but if looking older and getting major pimples to boot has to do with meds, than would rather be unfocused, especially considering tending to focus on what's not important anyways.

Mjh1977 · Newbie Joined: 15 Dec 2007 Posts: 1

I am 30 and on the advice of my LMHp (Licensed mental health practitioner) andtried to use adderal, dextroamphetamine, and ritalin on and off for a couple years due to add. I found that at first it did calm me, and that I was able to function better. However, after being on them for a few months, my weight would drastically drop although my appetite and food consumption increased (Not complaining - I loved this side effect) BUT I would also start to get large pimples on my face and back that resembled chicken pox blisters and start to have paranoid feelings. I always hated the euphoria feeling too that would occur when first starting it (but that goes away the first week). My friend, who is also add, had the same symptoms and would also become paranoid and pimply. I also had to take a medication at night to sleep, if I didn't I would be horribly irritable. Honestly, I just could not take it anymore, the sleeplessness, being overly skinny (5' and 80lbs), and especially the paranoia. My LMHP is not happy w/ me and makes comments about me refusing to take my meds or that I am being defiant in my medication regimine. I just don't know what to do. Currently, I am on xanax, and that seem to be the only thing that calms my overly active mind.

OlivaGrotto · Newbie Joined: 27 Dec 2007 Posts: 1

I have been on and off adderall for the last 2 1/2 years. I have noticed a significant change in my complexion when taking the drug for a fair amount of time. I have an increase in oiliness and a tendency to break out in large red pimples.

Although prone to acne I feel the break outs are directly related to the side effects of Adderall.

First of all, Adderall makes me smoke a chimney. - I RARELY indulge in cigarettes when NOT on the medication. The sudden overload of toxins clogs my pores and stimulates my skin to retaliate by producing huge, angry pimples.

Adderall can have me running around all day trying get things done with a sense of urgency. This can result in stress - which promotes break outs.
And breaking out may cause additional stress that leads to even worse skin.

Adderall is extremely dehydrating. If one does not drink enough fluids to make up for the depletion in water the skin will suffer. If you choose to drink caffeine, a diuretic, its supposedly bad for the skin (and may increase the absorption and reduce effectiveness of the adderall).
Though a lack of appetite may occur, try to eat healthy to help the skin.

I am not an expert -
I am making thoughtful observations and suggestions -
And since the adderall just kicked in its time for a smoke and a good scrubbing of the face. Wink

adderall makes acne bad and emotional

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