In this episode, I discuss an ADHD medication known as Adderall XR.
Hey everybody welcome back to another episode of drug talk is always i’m your host garrett campbell today are going to be talking about a mixed amphetamine salt medication known as adderall it’s typically used to treat adhd before we talk about the medication itself just keep in mind that this channel is for information purposes only and not to be used as a source
For recommendations for your personal health care so as i mentioned adderall is a mixed amphetamine salt it does contain two amphetamines the first is dextroamphetamine and the second is leave om feta mean these are in the medication in a three to one ratio it’s available in a capsule form and the capsules range in strength from five milligrams to thirty milligrams
And there’s many different strengths in between i do usually like to cover many indications for each medication that i do talk about on this channel however with adderall we’re just going to talk about it as it’s used for adhd one of the main reasons i’m doing this is just because adderall can be prescribed for different indications depending on which country
You’re actually from and i don’t want to confuse anybody before somebody was to use out or all there are some contraindications that must be considered you should avoid adderall if they have advanced atherosclerosis if they have symptomatic cardiovascular disease or hyperthyroidism they should avoid the medication as well people who have high blood pressure or
Hypertension as well as glaucoma should avoid adderall should be avoided and people who have a history of drug abuse and finally you should not use after all if you’ve used a mono aiming oxidase inhibitor in the previous 14 days when somebody is cleared of all the contraindications and they start using the medication they would typically start off on a dose of
5 to 10 milligrams daily the dose would then be increased by your physician slowly over time it’s common to see people stabilized on 20 or 30 milligrams daily however we do see people go up to 50 milligrams as well occasionally people will take 60 milligrams a day but studies have shown that there’s not much of an increase in benefit federal is more commonly
Seen in adolescents and adults however can be used in children as long as they’re above the age of 6 because of the properties regarding the dosage form of adderall it’s typically taken once a day in each capsule that contains beads of amphetamines there’s two different types of beads inside of each capsule 50 percent of them release the medication immediately
Once the dose is taken the other 50% releases the dose slowly over time throughout the day when started on this medication patients would typically have their blood pressure and heart rate monitored at day zero one and three months and then assuming it’s stable every six to twelve months thereafter younger patients are often monitored for their development their
Weight as well as their growth now as with all medication there are some side effects or adverse reactions people may experience while using adderall so i’ll list some of those here for you now some common side effects would be appetite suppression a decrease in weight insomnia headache sometimes dry mouth or rebound irritability some people experience nausea
And vomiting as well some side effects that are infrequent would be uncovering of tics visual or tactile hallucinations sexual dysfunction or psychosis and one very serious side effect would be something that i touched on earlier with regards to cardiovascular disease this medication can cause serious cardiovascular events for people that are using it with high
Blood pressure or rapid heart rates that’s why we always screen out people with high blood pressure and rapid heart rates before giving them the medication that’s all we’re gonna talk about today here with this mixed amphetamine salt known as adderall as always i’m thinking you took the time to come by and watch one of my videos if you found the information
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ADDERALL XR (MIXED AMPHETAMINE) – PHARMACIST REVIEW – #39 By Drug Talk
