These effects come at a cost, however. It also lowers the convulsion threshold, meaning Adderall creates so much activity in the brain that if a person is prone to seizures, the drug makes these much more likely.
Even at normal therapeutic doses, Adderall can exaggerate existing psychiatric conditions such as anxiety, bipolar disorder, depression or schizophrenia. These results can be unpredictable. Adderall is responsible for effects outside the brain as well, and these can happen to anyone, even those taking the drug as prescribed for an approved medical reason.
These side effects include increased blood pressure, palpitations, and even sudden cardiac death. The physician can not only stop the Adderall if side effects develop but also treat the underlying condition exacerbated by the drug.
Especially as people get older and have greater risk of glaucoma or heart or blood pressure problems, the risk-benefit ratio needs to be re-evaluated. Taking the drug as prescribed can also mitigate addiction risk, which is a very real concern with Adderall.
You put all that together, and you get a very abusive picture. Media contact: Dee Dee Grays , You Asked: What does Adderall do to your body? Stimulants can raise your heart rate and increase anxiety, so a person with high blood pressure, seizures, heart disease, glaucoma, liver or kidney disease, or an anxiety disorder should tell their doctor about them before taking any stimulant. Non-stimulants like Strattera can take 4 to 8 weeks to reach maximum effectiveness at the proper dose.
Chatigny is board-certified in child, adolescent and adult psychiatry, a fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, and is the medical director of behavioral health with Lee Physician Group. Her treatment interests include emergency psychiatry, treatment resistant depression, complex psychopharmacology, and substance use disorders. Editor's Note: This blog was updated Feb. What is Adderall? A Doctor Can Help Adderall is not available without a prescription.
Adderall for adults Adderall helps people diagnosed with ADHD by improving their focus and concentration since it is a direct stimulant on the central nervous system. The symptoms of ADHD in children change over time, especially as they enter puberty. Four years after a FDA advisory about possible cardiac risks, doctors hadn't significantly changed the way they prescribed stimulants.
Although stimulants help people focus and pay attention, they don't necessarily improve academic performance in students with ADHD. They may help people sit still longer and lessen disruptive behavior in class, but not many direct cognitive improvements have been shown.
Researchers say that their higher scores could mean that their medication helped them do better on the test, or it could mean that the adults who would have done better on the test anyway were the same ones that would have sought out treatment. One of the main reasons people take stimulants without a prescription is to do better at school or work. Although the cognitive benefits of Adderall and Ritalin are far from clear, one thing they do seem to help with is rote learning.
A few studies have shown that people who memorize things while on stimulants may be better at remembering those words or terms when tested later on. A review of different studies on the cognitive benefits or harms of stimulants found limited effects on working memory, the ability to hold and manipulate different pieces of information simultaneously. In most tests of working memory, stimulants didn't do much to help or hinder people, including sleep-deprived young adults.
Some people who performed poorly on tests to begin with did show some improved performance , leading researchers to think that stimulants may be better at correcting deficits than at enhancing performance. The scariest of the listed side effects for Adderall is the risk of sudden death, along with a series of other heart problems that stimulants can cause. Most of the sudden-death cases have occurred with people who had structural issues with their heart or other health complications, and at least one fatality involved a toxic level of medication.
Another case was associated with vigorous exercise. Other cardiac side effects include high blood pressure and tachycardia, or a sped-up heart rate. In the FDA's medication guide to Adderall, they warn people to call doctors immediately if they experience mental problems, "especially seeing or hearing things that are not real, believing things that are not real, or are suspicious. The medical literature includes case reports of methylphenidate, the active ingredient in Ritalin and Concerta, triggering depression in a 7-year-old and terrifying hallucinations in a year-old.
Fee developed very serious mental-health problems while battling a severe addiction to prescription stimulants and ultimately took his own life. For you. World globe An icon of the world globe, indicating different international options.
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