Adderall side effects (adult ADHD)

Blueberrybook · 11-15-2018, 02:17 PM

My pdoc diagnosed me with ADHD over the summer. I'm not really sure if I have it, or if it is just manic behavior since I'm bipolar.

I am on a ton of psych meds for the bipolar and panic disorder/PTSD. I'd like to get down to less, but that's beside the point.

I am wondering if Adderall XR has a side effect of increasing sex drive or if this is just a sign of bipolar mania. Ever since I started Adderall, my sex drive has re-appeared, sometimes to the extent it is lasting hours & hours. It usually happens to me in the daytime when the Adderall dose is still in effect or shortly afterwards.

Not that I'm complaining to have a sex drive back. I'm just wondering if it's linked with the Adderall.

Abaddon000 · 12-03-2018, 11:13 PM

I'm a kid, I take Adderall XR, it does in fact increase or decrease your sex drive, this is a confirmed side affect by doctors and patient who take it.

needhelpformyson · 01-10-2019, 11:29 AM

what about the anger issues--my son is like a time bomb and I don't know what to do for him. He is 22 and he is having a hard time with a job and life

MickeyCheeky · 01-11-2019, 05:20 AM

I'm so sorry about you and your son, needhelpformyson

Does he see a therapist? Maybe that could help. Usually that's the better solution to deal with anger solution. Is he taking any medication? I think professional help is necessary for cases like this. Wish you good luck! Let us know how it goes. Sending many hugs to you

11-15-2018, 02:17 PM	#1
Blueberrybook Magnate Blueberrybook has no updates. Member Since: Oct 2017 Location: La Porte, TX Posts: 2,629 (SuperPoster!) My Mood: 72 hugs given	Adderall side effects (adult ADHD) My pdoc diagnosed me with ADHD over the summer. I'm not really sure if I have it, or if it is just manic behavior since I'm bipolar. I am on a ton of psych meds for the bipolar and panic disorder/PTSD. I'd like to get down to less, but that's beside the point. I am wondering if Adderall XR has a side effect of increasing sex drive or if this is just a sign of bipolar mania. Ever since I started Adderall, my sex drive has re-appeared, sometimes to the extent it is lasting hours & hours. It usually happens to me in the daytime when the Adderall dose is still in effect or shortly afterwards. Not that I'm complaining to have a sex drive back. I'm just wondering if it's linked with the Adderall. __________________ Bipolar 1, PTSD, anorexia/EDNOS, Panic Disorder, ADHD Bupropion XL 150 mg, Seroquel 500 mg, Lamictal 400 mg, Clonazepam 1 mg 4/day, Clonidine 0.3 mg, Propanolol 10 mg 3/day, Buspar 30 mg 2/day, Adderall 40 mg, Trazodone 25 mg, Protonix 20 mg (ulcer) , Gabapentin 600 mg (fibro), Tizandine 4 mg 4/day (fibro) I shall be telling this with a sigh Somewhere ages and ages hence: two roads diverged in a wood, and I - I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. --Robert Frost

12-03-2018, 11:13 PM	#2
Abaddon000 New Member Abaddon000 has no updates. Member Since: Dec 2018 Location: Oregon Posts: 5 My Mood: 1 hugs given	Re: Adderall side effects (adult ADHD) I'm a kid, I take Adderall XR, it does in fact increase or decrease your sex drive, this is a confirmed side affect by doctors and patient who take it.

01-10-2019, 11:29 AM	#3
needhelpformyson New Member needhelpformyson has no updates. Member Since: Jan 2019 Location: Rowlett, TX Posts: 1	Re: Adderall side effects (adult ADHD) what about the anger issues--my son is like a time bomb and I don't know what to do for him. He is 22 and he is having a hard time with a job and life

01-11-2019, 05:20 AM	#4
MickeyCheeky Wise Elder MickeyCheeky My echo is the only voice coming back Member Since: Jun 2016 Location: Italy Posts: 8,706 (SuperPoster!) My Mood: 24.3k hugs given	Re: Adderall side effects (adult ADHD) I'm so sorry about you and your son, needhelpformyson Does he see a therapist? Maybe that could help. Usually that's the better solution to deal with anger solution. Is he taking any medication? I think professional help is necessary for cases like this. Wish you good luck! Let us know how it goes. Sending many hugs to you

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