Posted by CareBear04 on January 14, 2005, at 16:52:40
In reply to Re: Psychostimulants and Weight Loss, posted by ed_uk on January 14, 2005, at 16:42:36
hi ed,
i managed to avoid ADHD medication as a child. it wasn't until i got to college, didn't have parents around to object, and was sort of intrigued by the idea that i got medicated.
different stimulants were more or less appetite suppressing. strattera and wellbutrin (not real stims) didn't have any effect. provigil was interesting. more than any other drug in this category, it made me super-focused to the point that i would do one thing for hours and hours and into the night. it suppressed my appetite so i had to remind myself to eat, but i had no problems eating when i did. concerta was much the same way for appetite, but it didn't have the robotic repetition of actions. adderall has been my lifesaver and nemesis. immediate release adderall had some appetite suppression, but in between doses i was able to eat just fine. i don't think i lost weight on this. then i switched to adderall xr, and that was a different story altogether. it doesn't last so long for me-- no more than eight hours-- but it killed my appetite and i had a hard time eating not just because i was never hungry but because food turned me off. adderall wasn't the only culprit; i was constantly lithium toxic or toxic from something in the fall, and i also got scoped, which left lacerations in my throat. in total, i lost about 15, maybe even 20 pounds. my baseline weight was 110 at 5'5. when i was in the hospital for lithium toxicity, the doctors concluded i was anorexic even though i didn't fit all the criteria and had a slew of drs and famiy and friends vouching that i'd never had eating problems. so yes, adderall weight loss has been problematic. still, i know adderall isn't the sole culprit, and now that i've been on it for half a year, i think i'm actually addicted and not just dependent. i can't start a day without it, and it scares me to think of life without it. most drs hate it and want me off ASAP, but i haven't been able to taper the dose.
if you're looking for weight loss, amphetamines, probably meth, especially, are probably the best. but if you love food as i do, the turn-off from it might be disturbing. ritalin and provigil are good options if you don't want to lose weight but still want some stimulation.
this is just my experience. hope it helps!
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