Adderall

Prescriptions for Adderall are indicated only for ADHD – attention deficit hyperactivity disorder – and narcolepsy. Looser definitions of ADHD now include adolescents as well as adults. Increasingly abused as a recreational drug, a memory enhancer, an athletic booster and an aphrodisiac, this amphetamine preparation often leads to physical and psychological addiction. Side effects include paranoia, anxiety, palpitations, muscle tremors and even convulsions. Over 100,000 individuals seek emergency care each year related to adverse reactions to Adderall.

[YourLifeVR]

Your videos are very well done. They are clear and concise, and extremely informative. Thank you for making them!

[lysander]

Okay... these drugs are bad and dangerous, but what's an alternative for a successful ADHD treatment? Yeah these meds aren't safe but do doctors realise how bad ADHD/ADD can be? Especially when you diagnosed in your late 20s or 30s looking back and seeing that your life failed, that all your friends and classmates moved on but you still at the square one, running out of excuses why your life suck. That you haven't achieved anything, non of your plans, dreams and passions - came to life, because you cannot concentrate on anything long enough. Do they actually realise what this kind of life feels like?? Some say: oh just do CBT, planning & discipline. That not always works because people with severe ADHD can't even complete the CBT training. Even when something is very important and your future is depending on it, you can't get your brain together to focus and there's nothing you can do. You go to an exam, understanding of an upcoming failure because you can't access the information that you've learned.
Should I mention a severity of depression that occurs to the adult age with such life style? Where all the parts of your life falls apart because your brain can't focus, you're forgetful, you can't concentrate, you make tones of stupid mistakes in your work, even when you have checklists and tripple-checked everything.
You live in a chaos of a million of facing thoughts, trapped with no escape.
Ritalin and Adderall are literally life saviors for a lot of us. We accept the side effects, just to feel normal for once. To achieve our dreams and make something meaningful out of our lives.

[rustymcgee]

i agree these meds should only be taken when absolutely necessary. On that note, I have taken Adderall XR throughout my life & it has improved my life tremendously. I've never became addicted and have never experienced withdrawal symptoms when I have come off of it. So it works, it helps, its just the individuals that abuse it- that is a problem as well as the fact that there are advocates pushing the drug for personal gain & nothing else. That's what makes it dangerous. Not the drug itself. The drug itself is imperative for some people like myself. So we need not demonize the drug...

[monkadayle]

I love how nonjudgmental and matter of fact the good Dr. is…makes you feel normal-

[anarky]

when i took this stuff I could read for 10+ hours straight

[shi_onenesslove]

I understand that literally, everything has its pros and cons. There isn't one thing in this world that is just good or just bad. Everything has both positive and negative qualities, including us.

[mydogchase]

Fantastic videos. Your delivery of your talks feel like your talking to the average person!! Appreciate that sir. Wayne

[hvidponi]

Wauw, that intro must have been stolen right out of 1991... Love it

[NicholasMGlasson]

It took years of observation and clinical psychological/psychiatric assessment as well as years of observational documents from school, parental observations etc to get a clear diagnosis and I am still skeptical of my own diagnosis. It definitely is different for the genuine cases and is largely impacted by the big five (personality traits etc) and other factors in terms of life outcome, symptom display and so on, but the evidence does seem quite clear. The diagnosis really seems to be a lose area now, and I try to avoid mentioning it, as even I am skeptical of it's validate despite a clear cut case. There's a great range of non-drug solutions for managing it, but when you have it, it's well worth getting professional help and if available family support. Thanks for the video/information!

[tobymichaels]

Discernment by the physician is the key. More top down regulations won't reduce abuse but will impair accessibility for patients who truly need stimulant therapies

[amirhosseinheidary]

Thanks a bunch dr./ I don't have ADD or ADHD, I was prescribed Adderall for getting out of a bipolar depressive episode. It made me feel the most exhausted, sleepy, lazy and depressed that prior to that time I hadn't experienced at all. The psychiatrist believed I got paradoxical effects and they would go away, but they didn't. No hypnotic med or sedative can make me extremely exhausted, sleepy and depressed the way that Adderall did.

[joshuaerkman]

Finally an actual EXPERT. Your video should be #1 on YouTube when you search Adderall

[toddbell]

Another great video! Thanks so much for doing these.

[michelledefiore]

It seems like this doctor is against all narcotics/controlled substances but let's be honest not everyone is gonna abuse the drug just because other ppl already abuse it

[righttofreedom]

I don't think any kids should be on amphetamines. But I do think any adult that wants the medication should have access.

[jeremynoble]

Hello thanks for making this video I've started experiencing almost every single one of those symptoms you listed off I now understand the addiction and going to get some help God bless you

[m.m.m.c.a.k.e]

Thanks doc! Very informative, as always

[roysb_]

thanks Doc! I find your videos very instructive ...

[adamx]

Before I ever take a new drug, I like to here your opinion first

[bradborgelt]

How many medical school students become Doctors using this drug?