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Prescription Stimulants

Prescription stimulants are drugs that make you more alert and wakeful. They stimulate both the central nervous system and sympathetic nervous system and often produce euphoric feelings. Stimulants are used to treat narcolepsy and other sleep disorders and help patients with ADD or ADHD. The most used stimulants are Ritalin, Concerta, Adderall and Adderall XR although there are some improved drugs called eugeroics. Modafinil and adrafinil, marketed as Provigil and Olmifon belong to this class.

Switching from Concerta to Adderall

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I struggle with ADHD, OCD, mild form of Narcolepsy and severe case of Bulimia Nervosa. I have been in inpatient hospitalization for the most of past two years in different psychiatric treatment facilities. In order to best treat my conditions, the first treatment team put me on 400 mg of Provigil....

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Safe Supplements for Weight Gain while on Concerta

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My son is 15 years old and has always been thin. He is now on Concerta 54mg. He has not lost any weight since he started the medication. He wants to "bulk up". I am very concerned about allowing him to use any type of supplement because of side-effects. I positively do not want him to...

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31 year old ADHD patient and thoughts on weight loss side effects

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Hi... I am a 31 year old diagnosed with ADHD today. I will start taking 10mg of Adderall 2x a day tomorrow. So I don't have any experiences yet, but I wanted to give some information I got from my primary family doctor (a heart surgeon turned family practice doctor). Oh and just in case anyone is...

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d-amphetamine in child with adhd

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My son started taking d-amphetamine today this morning, and his behavior was quiet different, he was crying and getting upset over everything, his mind was all over the place, he was talking more than usual, will this calm some as he continues or will it be the same everyday cause if so I will take...

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adderall vs provigil for illness related fatigue

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i have been on adderall for 5 yrs for hiv related fatigue my dose was 20mg tid. i quickly developed tolerance and had to take more. then it felt identical to the crystal meth i took 20 years ago and i began tu suffer withdrawal with depression and fatigue. is provigil effective and safe for...

by User avatar rluc

The use of dexedrine made me…………

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Hi, I suffer from sleeping disorder, so I used Dexedrine for a long time. It was helpful until I became addicted. The use of Dexedrine made me nervous, irritable and jumpy. Any similar experiences?

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link between ADHD medications and substance abuse

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Unfortunately, one more thing we have to worry about came up – our child has been diagnosed with ADHD and I hope that the medications will help him deal with that condition. We will also help as much as we can, even though I am not sure if we can do anything. Anyway, is there a link between...

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skin picking with ADHD meds

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Hi, I have been using ADHD meds for a while and since then i started picking the skin. Is it related to the meds?

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I've been having this testicle pain

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Hey I'm 22. I've been having this testicle pain I noticed one morning by rubbing my left testicle around. It's mainly on the left side of it towards the top and the back. I only started hurting when I would roll the testicle around for a little bit or when I pressed directly on it. The next day I...

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Changing Ritalin dosage after 2 years necessary?

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Hello, folks. My daughter has been taking Ritalin for 2 years. I would like to know whether changing Ritalin dosage after 2 years is necessary. I am not sure about this. I could really use some help with this. Thank you to all who answer my question. This will mean a lot to me. Bye!

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