“Feeling poorly?”
I took Adderall for 5 years just fine but a couple of years ago it started making me sick. I get tunnel vision and heart palpitations and feel too weak to stand up if I take it now. I don't understand why this is happening to me and since I have stopped taking it I still feel weak and in pain all the time. I have a very hard time feeling rested in the morning and my body is cold all the time. I feel like I don't regulate my temperature or something. I also have had consistent diarrhea and gas until I started eating a strict paleo diet. I do feel like I have recovered somewhat from when Adderall first started making me sick but I still just do not feel like myself. I also would like to take some kind of ADD medication at some point because I am in college and I do need it. I do have insurance but I don't know who to reach out to because it seems like no one has a real answer for why I just suddenly one day became allergic to a medication I've been taking for years. I really hope I can get some answers and fix this so that I can maybe start taking it again so I can feel like a whole person.
Male | 29 years old
Complaint duration: 2 years
Medications: Adderall
Conditions: ADD
2 Answers
You might need to be seen, examined and get some labs to check your thyroid for example. If you had adverse effects due to Adderall, these should be gone after stopping it. If you try it again with the same side effects, you can try alternatives.
Hello, it certainly may not be Adderall if after you stop it you still have symptoms. I would have you see your doctor and be examined and have some blood tests checked and be examined, and look at what other things may be causing this such as anemia, thyroid, diabetes, depression, and many more.
