ADDERALL

Common Adderall Side Effects

Many common side effects will get better or go away as your body gets used to the medicine. They might include:

• • Anxiety
  • Dry mouth
  • Weakness
  • Stomachache
  • Headache
  • Weight loss
  • Constipation
  • Less interest in sex
  • Unusual sense of well-being
  • Difficulty keeping an erection

Usual Adult Dose of Adderall for Attention Deficit Disorder:

IR:
-Initial Dose: 5 mg orally 1 or 2 times a day
-Maintenance Dose: Daily dose may be raised in 5 mg increments at weekly intervals until optimal response is obtained.
-Maximum Dose: Only in rare cases will it be necessary to exceed 40 mg per day.

XR:
Patients starting treatment for the first time or switching from another medication:
-Initial Dose: 20 mg orally once a day

What other drugs will affect Adderall?

Ask your doctor before using a stomach acid medicine (including Alka-Seltzer or sodium bicarbonate). Some of these medicines can change the way your body absorbs Adderall, and may increase side effects.

Tell your doctor about all your current medicines and any you start or stop using, especially:

• buspirone, lithium, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) drugs (including citalopram, fluoxetine, paroxetine, sertraline, others), tricyclic antidepressants (amitriptyline, others) or other medicine to treat depression or mental illness;
• blood pressure medicine;
• heartburn medicine;
• a blood thinner such as warfarin, Coumadin, Jantoven;
• cold or allergy medicine that contains a decongestant;
• opioid (narcotic) medicine; or
• seizure medicine.