Adderall, Good for an "A", Bad for the Body

Adderall, Good for an "A", Bad for the Body

The prescription drug Adderall is easily confused these days with a study tool. Every person in college either has used Adderall or knows someone that has. And as far as I know, they are doing okay and getting better grades than I am. But something has to give. There has to be some type of setback or every one would use it. Right? Read some of this. 

 

O.C. Weekly Reports:


High doses may result in dangerously high body temperature and irregular heartbeat. There is also the potential for cardiovascular failure or lethal seizures.


Long-term effects can include stunted growth, psychotic episodes, heart complications, fatigue, depression, sleeplessness and addiction. Critics charge it will eventually deplete your creativity; published research shows Adderall increases horniness and impotence at the same time.

 

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration attaches this “black box warning”: Administration of amphetamines for prolonged periods of time may lead to drug dependence and must be avoided.

 

So the bomb is dropped; overuse of the stuff can cause bad stuff to happen to your body. Whupdie f***ing doo. The students that have used it and had success are not going to stop popping some Addys before every mid-term and final. So there.

 

However, the claims in this article will definitely prove correct if the rising trend of putting Adderall in your drink keeps happening on campuses. It may even be the next the Oxycotin. 
 

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Comments

Hector Nazario
Wait -- it increases horniness and impotence at the SAME time??? That sounds like self-inflicted torture. Posted 09/22/2008 4:38 PMReply
Anonymous
With side effects like that, you'd think people would stop using it. What's more important to most college students... grades or hooking up? Posted 09/22/2008 5:56 PMReply
Anonymous
I have done an extended amount of research on this drug, including consulting expert doctors, researching at the Duke University Medical Center, reading about a 1000 articles and sites, writing my own research paper on the topic, and taking in some first hand experience as an un-perscribed user, and I have to say that after all my studying it has really just come down to "don't overuse it". I was expecting far worse when I began my research. Adderall has side effects like any drug or medication does, and also just like most medications that help you, taking too much, or overdosing can cause severe consequences. But in all honesty, it's not your average college kid that takes 75mg in one night, and that is about how much it would take to even have a minor overdose. Of course, if you drink alcohol while taking adderall you've opened up a whole other door of possible side-effects and consequences, but hey that's true with any perscription drug and drinking, and I do believe that the majority of people don't find drinking while studying extraordinarily useful anyway.
I really did begin my research looking for some terrible side-effect from adderall abuse. I knew that something that sounded so good, must have some side effects that appear later on in life. Despite my efforts, I discovered it's more physically detrimental to go out to the party across the street and have a few drinks then to pop an adderall and cram out that final exam study session. I will say though that adderall is addictive, and your body will become dependent on it if taken regularly for an extended period of time. Furthermore, although the drug side-effects are minimal, the withdrawal effects have been reported as being far more severe including: extreme fatigue, weight gain, depression, and thoughts of suicide.

In conclusion, here is my recommendation to all you other working college students with goals, ambitions, a life, and a extreme lack of time for sleep with everything else. Think of adderall as your emergency back up for that "****! i have 3 finals tomorrow, an essay due, and I don't get off work till 9pm" situation. The "only break in case of emergency". Hey, I'll confess, I've been in that situation more than once, and I owe my 3.9 gpa as a junior in college to the occasional adderall cram session. If you're smart, you'll only use it infrequently anyway. Your body builds up resistance to the drug over time, which is one of the reasons why people become addictive and begin taking higher and higher dosages. Take it only during your midterms and finals week and you won't feel the need to take too much of a higher dosage.

...oh, and we take it to study and get the work done quick not to have sex. However, this does consequently make more time for stress free sex later on. :)
Posted 09/24/2008 12:01 AMReply
Anonymous
mr.research up there you are so ****ing wrong its ridiculous. I've been on adderall for 7 years and this shit has given me a serious drug induced psychosis and kids around me the same thing. Posted 09/27/2008 07:25 AMReply
Anonymous
Mr.Research is the truth, all the rest of you are a bunch of virgins in your basements jacking off to midget porn...sorry. Posted 10/11/2008 01:07 AMReply

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