Is it my Adderall???

Question

I started taking adderall 3 days ago after being off it for a few months. I didn't have any problems other then rapid heart beat, sleeplessness. But that stopped. Yesterday I woke up in the morning with a stuffy nose but it was ok for the rest of the day but last night I slept ok and this morning woke up with a stuffy nose and through the day I had gotten a bad bad headache, chest pain like heart burn, sore throat, popping ears when I swallow. Blurry like vision, light headed ness, but when I lay down I'll feel better but as soon as I get up and move around, read or whatever I start to get the head ache again, and all these symptoms. Am I just getting a cold, or is it the med??? I was on the adderall for a few days without these symptoms. What is it???

Answer 1

I've never heard of those symptoms with Adderall, but you should probably call an RN anyway.

Answer 2

yes, it sounds as if you're getting sick. i've taken adderall for years, and, in the, ahem, "proper" dosage, it ALLEVIATES congestion! see a doctor, either way.

Side effects

Common side effects of Adderall include: Lyle-rhea

* Increased heart rate
* Insomnia
* Anorexia (loss of appetite)
* Vertigo
* Headache
* Diarrhea
* Sweating
* Sexual dysfunction
* Dry Mouth
* Irritability
* Tremor
* Euphoria

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Less common side effects

* Upset stomach
* Nervousness
* Mydriasis
* Bruxism (teeth grinding)
* Formication (in excessive doses [2])
* Urinary retention
* Pyrexia
* Tachycardia
* Tics
* Urticaria

* Increased Urination (perhaps due to increased amounts of water ingestion)
* Blunted affect
* Detachment from reality

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Rare side effects

* Phonetic tics
* high blood pressure
* hallucinations
* Tourette's syndrome
* cardiomyopathy

(wikipedia)

you'll note nothing in there about stuffed noses.

Answer 3

"America's lost somewhere inside of Littleton / 11 million children on Ritalin / that's why I don't rhyme for the sake of riddlin' "