Obviously you have absolutely no idea what an eating disorder is! I am sad to here that Adderall did not work for you, however when you knew it was too much or that it wasn't working for you, you should have stopped! That is no ones fault but your own! If you would read the other posts you would realize that these people are not saying the Adderall is working for them because it makes them not eat or because it makes them lose weight. They are saying it works for them because they no longer obsese about food or constantly feel the need to stuff their feelings and emotions with food. That means the medication is working for them! They are not losing huge amounts of weight or getting to thin but they are able to focus on other things in life other then bingeing or bingeing and purging. This does not make them crazy...this medication was obviously meant for them because it makes them more sane. Bulimia doesn't usually continue to make people thin, eventually it just keeps them at even weight and that even weight isn't usually underweight, so until you walk a mile in someone else's shoes, please refrain from passing judgement on them or calling them crazy.....because clearly, you are showing yourself to be the CRAZY one here!
sorry *sad to hear
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I find my Adderall to be a bit triggering because it suppresses my appetite and then I don't want to eat more so I was wondering if you ever dealt with that and how you did
I am on month of two of taking Adderall. My Dr and I just upped my dosage from 20 to 40 mg IR Adderall as the 20 was making me incredibly sleepy. Oh my Lord! It is a blessing not to be eating, not to be constantly needing to stuff/calm those emotions thru eating as I weigh 360 lbs, so this not wanting to eat.... wow. I can eat, but it is taking me sometime to learn that back when I used to say "HOW THE HELL IS THAT AN ACTUAL PORTION FOR A HUMAN BEING?!?!" to "Wow, I can see how this is just the perfect size for a portion!"
I was about to give up on Adderrall and go back to just taking caffeine due to the sleepiness. So I discussed it with my therapist and my Dr and told them that I had did an experiment the last week of the first month of Adderall before discounting it. I was taking 20 mg and it was making me so sleepy I was actually falling asleep at the keyboard at work! So I tried cutting the dose in half for two days. Still felt blah! I tried taking the two pills that were "30 mg" still blah! I had maybe 8 left as I had not been taking it on my days off so I could get things done and I decided to take 2 pills, so 40 mg. THAT is right where I needed to be!!! So I made an appt with my Dr after talking to my therapist and here I am! Here I am ... concentrating like a heat seeking missle and switching from task to to task like a flying trapeze artist! And the bonus is it might help me lose weight if I can remember to eat!
Sorry to babble on, but I was diagnosed at about 4 or 5 with ADHD, and like most was told that all children out grow it. Well I never did. But I always saw ADHD as a gift. I thought much faster than most people. I had amazing ideas. I am a 1.7 million mile safe truck driver. But when I came to the office for a change of pace... the negatives of ADHD reared it's ugly head. So at 42, I had the mandatory analysis done by the Psych dudes, and for the first time am on ADHD meds instead of trying to cope with it using caffeine, food and fish oil.
I am amazed at the results on my ADHD and on my obsession for food. I just pray it continues.
I'm 19 and I was just perscribed aderall, It's only my second day, I also suffer from severe Depression, personality disorder, mild anxiety, and EDNOS. I was perscribed zolloft by a psychiatrist, but didn't take it, in fear of gaining too much weight. I talked to my GP and she wants me to just take the aderall for now. my body might be just getting use to the Drug, or my dosage might be too high, but its really affecting my mind about weight, I feel even more preoccupied about weight and such than usual, I am also expiriencing more anxiety, and insomnia. But I'm definatly more energized and focused. I think that I will probably be taking a smaller dose, and possibly adding an anti depressant in the mix in the near future, but right now I'm just waiting it out.
While I know this drug is not for everyone . It can indeed be relief to a probe that is often missed or undrdiagnonosed. In short, I have major depression , generalized anxiety disorder , panic attacks, and ptsd.
None of thi was diagnosed until I was over 30 years old. Psychiatry was not always what it is today.
At nine years old my parents took me to their doctor who put me on a diet and gave me some kind of pill. It didn't work like my mother though it should. While I was larger the most girls at 170 lbs at 5'8" when I graduated high school, I look back now and realize that I was not that as much overweight as much as as everyone had shamed me into believing. This belief has improved but I don't believe it will ever go away .
The next 9 , years weight, still my enemy,. Despite healthy diet plans, hospital supported diet plans with group meetings my weigh fluctuated. Referred once again to another HOSPITAL plan, a fasting plan of a daily supplement drink of 500 calories for 3 months, exercising then followed by reintroducing food until a proper eating plan was in place. At that time I was succesfull and was doing well at keeping a proper weight. For 9 years. Then came 2 years later.
As a result of circumstances during employment , I experience harassment, verbal abuse, sexually overtones in the department .
This brought back old unresolved memories, causing me to seek therapy and also psychiatric help..
Loss of job, new job, still extreme depression where I worked for 2 years. During this time several type of antidepressants,none of them effective..i became suicidal, manager had been aware and hospitalized me immediately. Then the fun begins withe meds and weight.
Ever medication or combination of med caused me to gain weight. It didn't matter how healthy I ate or how few calories my weight would not go down.
When I objected to weight gain I was either told the medication 'shouldn't ' cause it or that weigh gain was a better alternative than depression or suicide. Always spoken by someone without a weight problem.
From 1989 - 1999 during the first years of my treatment, hospitalized 6 times (1 in an eating disorders unit, because I was 250 lbs) my weight skyrocketed to an unimaginable 369 lbs. In 1999 I was referred to the most amazing weight Doctor. NO JUDGMENTS...ALWAYS SUPPORT!!!!!
He used many types of medications until my weight was more 'manageable'.
Down about 100 lbs. I had also changed psychiatrists about that same time. I found him from a friend in the eating disorders support group.
He was able to properl diagnose my psychiatric disorders and listened to my concerns regarding weight gain with antidepressants.while he aggressively treated my mental health issuses,
My weight and mental health issues were equally important as both could be conserned deadly if not properly treated.
I had both doctors start communicating about weight gain side effects of psych meds .
Longest story short. During this time my psychiatrist had mentioned ADD.
He added Adderall. It helped control my eating as well as my focus. At some point he decided to discontinue all of my meds. I started gaining weight again.
My weight management doctor had talked often about stimulants helping, I had used phentermine for a while with some success. He had also agreed with the use of Adderall. While we had discussed eating disorders many times, I had been too embarrassed to talk the subject. I have believed forever that I have binge eating disorder.
When I admitted to this , he probably knew, it made sense that was why the Adderall worked.
I believe that it is not for everyone.
I DO believe that if used PROPERLY for the CORRECT PUPOSE and PRESCRIBED by a PHYSCIAN experienced for any medical necessity be it ADD or B.E.D. it has helped me focus on everything else about living instead of only eating and guilt.
I have been on adderall xr for Adhd for a few days now. And for the first time in 10 years I have no more over eating or binge eating issues. I no longer have my daily unnecessary stress cravings. My appetite isnt gone, but the adderall is helping me make mindful choices and not over eat and I finally feel satisfied even if its just a salad! I still eat my 3 meals with a healthy snack in between. But I'm no longer eating 20 - 30 times my body weight. The Adderall XR seems to be helping my brain realize when I'm full and no longer have the need to eat on impulse.
I have had a lot of the same issues you have described- and I told my psychiatrist about my binge eating and adhd etc. He surprised me and recommended vyvance for binge eating- I am on Zoloft as well- I think they are a good combination- because I have no sexual drive issues on Zoloft in the past other antidepressants took my libido completely lending me to feel zombie like. I will say though that for me I have to take Zoloft in the morning with my vyvance in order to sleep better at night. I also added adderol recently to help me with my studying (I’m 40 and back in school and have a 5 subject heavy classload) and I will say I think the adderol is helping more than the vyvance with all of my issues- I may just see about changing it all over to Zoloft and adderol throughout the day on a as needed basis. Just my thoughts. Insomnia is a huge side effect for those with depression adhd and anxiety - when taking antidepressants.