Adderall ... safe or not?

[Wait4MePlease]

Hi all! I have recently been diagnosed with ADD, and I am trying to figure some things out, with no luck.. so, I figured I would try you nice people

A little background: I struggle with depression sometimes, and because of this have been put through the ringer with all kinds of meds in years past. I am CONVINCED that the last doc I saw for it was insane. I'm pretty sure she needed those meds more than I did. With that being said, I quit taking any and everything I was prescribed for about 2 years, and have found that my depression is much better handled without the use of these medications.

Now... fast forward 2 years and the only issues that I struggle with are my focus and social 'awkwardness' I guess you could say? That and the fact that I really struggle to do anything that doesn't seem to be something I enjoy. Which can really affect my family life as a wife and mother.

I went to a new doctor and explained all this to him and was prescribed 20mg of adderall 2x a day... we did try Ritalin first but I didn't see any results except for a very severe stomachache. Since being on the adderall for 2 months, for the past 2 weeks my blood pressure and heart rate have jumped up significantly higher. My resting heart rate tends to be anywhere from 110-120, and yesterday my BP was 140/120 at the docs... but they didn't seem to care.

So, my question is: does anyone know if there are any vitamins or anything I can take with this to help keep that in check? I'm not sure why it took so long to mess with my BP and heart rate, especially since I have quit drinking soda and SIGNIFICANTLY slowed down smoking cigarettes. I do not take any other medications besides tylenol for the occasional headache. I'm hoping there may be a vitamin that would help with it... because the only other thing I can think of trying is something like xanax,which I would really, really prefer to stay the hell away from. See crazy doc note above, lol...

I finally feel more like myself than I have in a long, long time and have been able to get back on top of things with my family life so I would love to just stay where I'm at. The adderall gives me no high whatsoever ... I actually don't even get the movement that most people do, I guess... I just feel more capable of getting things taken care of and figuring it all out.

Suggestions, please?

 

[Wait4MePlease]

Anyone?

 

[hatrix]

Keep your magnesium and potassium in check. It will help greatly. But make sure it's an absorbable form of magnesium, such as magnesium glycinate.

 

[chrisincville]

^^ what he said. Sometimes I'll take magnesium citrate at night, then Adderall in the morning. Helps prevent tolerance.

 

[weekendwarrior11]

You could also see if lowering your dose could give you the same desired treatment effects, while at the same time I feel like it would slow your hart rate down. My doc prescribed me 20 mg extended release (ten mg right away and ten mg 4 hours later) and was worried it was a high starting dose.

But anyways, even after using it for almost a year, if i take 20 mg at one time my heart rate sky rockets.

Just something you could try.