Side effects of mixing Adderall and Alcohol?

I won't bull sh*t you. I am prescribed adderall (an amphetamine) and love to drink. I am constantly suffering from depression and go through several ups and downs. Sound familiar? Two years ago I decided to grow the f**k up and take control of my life. I assume your posting this in attempt to get a "quick fix" for your depression. THERE IS NO QUICK FIX. You need a life style change. Start lifting weights or running and keep a diary of your emotions. You'll be surprised how your outlook will change. Here's the hard truth. Stop being a coward and conquer the challenges you are faced with, you will be stronger and your life will be better because of it. Stop being a little b***h and take control. Sorry for not sugar coating it.

Sincerely,
Someone who can relate, hope you grow up and make the right choice.

DO NOT! i had the worst experience ever. I went into a psychotic state of mind. screamed at everyone. through my wedding ring and lost it. made a huge fool of myself in public; have no knowledge of what i did or said. So embarassing. Just dont do it.

Apparantly my son was misusing his prescribed adderall dosage and drinking, after having a concussion recently.  He found himself 45 miles from home, having walked?, and had to flad down a cop to call his wife to get a ride home.  He's a mess and there is nothing I can do about it.  Don't harm yourself.  Don't drink and take adderall.

 

Im on 15mg of adderall and i find that you dont realize how fast and how drunk you get, however i did monitor how much i actually drank and kept it lower than what it would be if i was not taking adderall, however i find that i feel drunk longer and in my opinion mixing both in LOW doses can be very pleasurable as it was for me!

HA HA Chump

You're an id**t.. He gave real advice with his education background. I like real people who don't sugar coat it. These "I had one drink" posts are ridiculous! Maybe you were roofied?? Those effects sound like roofies more that anything. Moderation people... That is all.

When your still on the upper side of adderall after taking it you can drink and drink and not really feel drunk but soon as the addys wear off beaware that whatever your drinking will hit you like a ton of bricks. I usually only have a beer or two and enhances the high

I would be careful, in prescribed and take 30 mg in the morning. I used to be a drinker and I abused alcohol. I started taking it closer to the times I went out to drink. I've had good fun experiences and terrible ones. The energy it gave me made me drink more faster and when it caught up w me I would either be vomiting so incoherent I had to be carried or black out . One night I got so screwed from doing too much I blacked out and was raped. Listen to your body be aware. I felt like I basically date raped myself.

My daughter takes adderall for add....and I had not seen her for 2years because we live in different states...we got together recently and during the day she was fine I knew she took adderall but at night time we had drinks and her personality changed totally...she was verbally aggressive and down right mean to both my other and myself..I don't think she remembered these events because the next day she was so nice and loving until "happy hour" the next day and the same thing happened...do you think is the drug and alcohol interaction???I'm really worried about her..thanks

Okay I did this a few weeks ago and legitimately thought I was going to die. I'm not joking around. Do not do this ever. I'm not a light weight drinker and have only thrown up one other time (from at least 3-4x the amount of alcohol as this night when I mixed it w addy). I had been taking addy all week, and had probably gotten 8-10 hours of very light sleep within 3 nights bc if it. I pregamed with maybe 2-3 shots of vodka around 9:30 then had one cup of hooch at a party from 11-12. Started puking at 2am, legit passed out- not fell asleep, passed out cold- at 4am until 11am when I woke up and puked every 10-15min until 4pm. It was HORRIBLE. Not only that, but I am not an emotional drunk whatsoever and I sobbed all night uncontrollably. And of course texted every ex/old fling/random hook up I've ever had- embarrassing ok don't be me. For the next 2-3 days I was severely depressed/hopeless and had suicidal thoughts- also very unlike me. It made me so weird and different I can't even explain it all really but it was terrifying. I made friends stay w me bc I was scared of what I was going to do. I'm not a huge partier & was solely taking it for school, not to mix w alcohol, and the effects were awful. I'm sure the lack of sleep/exhaustion contributed but when you're on addy you don't really know you're tired or hungry or anything. Also, I never even felt drunk, I just got a little buzz then kept puking and passed out. Moral of the story- do not do this ever.

I was at a party one night and a guy there gave me half a pill. I felt fantastic for the rest of the night and I had no idea why because I didn't know what addarol was exactly. But I loved it. I drank beer after beer and felt complete clarity. I must have had at least 8 or 9 beers. I finally walked home as the sun was rising.
Anyway, next day I thought I was dying. I mean literally dying. I've never felt that way from a simple beer hangover in my life. I drank a ton of water and purposely threw up because I felt I had poison in my body. I had a severe panic attack and started seeing spots. It felt like I was about to have a stroke or seizure. I was inches away from calling an ambulance but decided not to because it would be too late by the time they got there. I'd already be dead. So I faught back my panic attack and managed to drink 3 large glasses of water from the bathroom sink (since I couldn't move to the kitchen because I was panic stricken and couldn't stand up.) and forced myself to puke until I had nothing left in me. Once I got it all out, I felt better and the panic subsided.
Im guessing I taken 15 milligrams on an empty stomach.
But it's a wonderful medication if taken the proper way. but it gives me massive insomnia and can't hack it. DO NOT TAKE WITH ALCOHOL!

Thank you for sharing your story armywife78- I've been on dextroamphetamine for almost 3 years (since being diagnosed with ADD) and though I generally took it as prescribed, especially at the beginning, there were times when I took a few extra pills- like if I had to cram for a test (I'm ex-military and working on a vocational certificate, so, not in high school lol) or I needed to be extra focused/alert for some other reason, or if I just FELT like it- and if I drank during those times.... yep- absolute rage. Especially if I took more after I'd started drinking.... it'd get bad. And I used to drink a LOT. I wasn't addicted to booze but I'd drink if I felt anxious, shy, or simply bored- hell, even if it was just THERE I'd drink. As a result, I've made myself the center of probably dozens of situations like the one you describe, once in the middle of the day at my bf's house and ended up spending almost 3 days in freakin' JAIL (worst place EVER! It was my first and only time, and I do NOT recommend it!) Like you described yourself, I considered myself a generally calm person- I don't know when I became an angry drunk (sometimes on the brink of violence- I never hurt anyone, although I did break lots and lots of things), but I also found myself getting irritated more easily than usual when I took too many dextroamphetamine, although it was only when I was drinking that I'd feel that real, full-blown rage take over. And it only took a drink or two- if I was actually DRUNK drunk, then I would get completely, totally crazy. It scared the hell out of my family (my parents and sister claimed they didn't feel safe around me) and it nearly ruined my relationship w/my boyfriend... several times. To be honest, even though I was totally blacked out for the worst of it, it scared the hell out of me too. Although cutting way, WAY down on drinking has helped the most, not abusing my ADD meds made a significant difference- my blood pressure went down and I stopped snapping at everyone out of the blue all the time. (Therapy helped too haha!)
Anyway I just wanted to thank you, b/c those "episodes" were so awful, so guilt-inducing, dangerous, and most of all, humiliating: thank you for sharing your experience, and for doing it so honestly and bluntly- I could never bring myself to talk about them, even w/people who were there when it happened (who of course were usually the ones who knew what I did and said much better than I did!) and whenever anyone would try to talk to me about it, I'd always try to downplay or try to "remember" something that justified my flipping out- I was even half-grateful I didn't remember the worst of it! I so hated that I became "that crazy girl," the one who's "totally psycho," b/c that had never been me at all before and I didn't know anyone else who had ever had that happen to them (except for seeing it on "Cops" once or twice). So it was just kind of great to read your story and learn that it wasn't COMPLETELY b/c my brain's a psychological toxic wasteland lol! And that someone else out there experienced the same thing I did, and was able to come back from it. Also that you were able to come clean to your husband and (it sounds like) he supported you, instead of joining the accusation-&-shunning party so many people like to throw!

Congratulations on getting off the stimulants, and all the best of luck to you in the future! Hope your husband returns home safely if he hasn't already,

Cheers!

I had a terrible experience and I don't recommend it... I took one 15 mg adderall instant release earlier in the day because I have add and I forgot I took it. I went to a party at about 9 and drank a couple of drinks and at around 10:30 I blacked out and woke up at 2 in the afternoon and all my friends told me that I couldn't talk or walk and I was throwing up for most of the night and eventually passed out. So no please don't mix the two or if you do monitor it because you could end up like me and almost die from alcohol poising

Yes, I've been prescribed Adderall 20mg for my ADD. I typically have a strong tolerance for alcohol, but not when I have adderall in my system. Makes me feel the effects of the alcohol so much more intensely than normal. It's kind of concerning.

I have been on adderall for two years now. I started off as a college student who got it from a friend. I ran out of it and went and got a perscription for I do believe I have mild ADHD. I started out taking my medicine and I was fine. I also worked long shifts at night. So I figured out I could take my medicine and if I planned it and eating just right I could get a minimal of 3 hours sleep and be fine. I wasn't moody or anything for about the first year. The first year I was fine. the next six months into the year and a half I began to get slightly agitated. Two years ago when I started taking my adderall I was 135 pounds I am 5'2. I am now 114-115 pounds almost two years later, without trying. I had alot of stress occur. The 20mg a day was not working so I would crash a day or two on my day off or something sleep through the day and stock up. Then on the days I needed it to study for boards I would stock up. I would then add midol in the mix as well with its caffiene properties and to knock out the headache. I was taking up to FIVE adderall 50mg of adderall a day. On a 115 pound body who has minimal sleep and under extreme stress and an underlying heart condition. My face looks different, my eyes look different, I am a totally different person. I dont drink heavily much but if I did in the last six months my adderral made me begin to blackout when drinking and would become psychotic. I am always calm sweet and collected it made me mean, and not myself. My whole personality is different. Yes without my adderall I don't think I could finish college, but I just want to say if you haven't ever tried it, DON'T and Mixing it with alcohol will ruin every relationship, every loved one, and everything you have and you won't even know it. I hope one day so bad I can get my personality, my loving self, and my life back. I have tried to not take it sometimes and made it five days once but literally felt like I was going to die. IT IS THE WORST FEELING AND IT FEELS LIKE IT WILL NEVER END. I have the biggest love/hate relationship with my medication. As I am now HIGHLY addicted to amphetamine salts (adderall). YES ONLY A FOUR LETTER DIFFERENCE FROM METHamphetamine salts. There is a reason for that.