Sims92
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Hey everyone, I'm new here and have a few Adderall weight loss questions. But here's a bit of backstory before I ask my questions...
I was prescribed Adderall 60mg in February 2014 and was on it until January 2015. I'm 5'3 and started out in Feb 2014 at 130 lbs which is average for 5'3 albeit a little thick for my liking. By May 2014 I had lost 15 lbs and was at 115 which is fine. I lost 15 more lbs by late July, so 15 lbs in 2 months which brought me to 100 lbs. I was happy to stay at 100, but by late August/early September my weight had leveled at 107 which was fine too. By that time my 60mg wasn't working anymore so I upped the dosage to 120mg even though I wasn't supposed to. I ended up running out of pills quickly by mid October and went two weeks without pills and gained 10 lbs. I got back on them and lost the 10 by mid November. This past January my psychiatrist retired and I had to go to a new one. She knew my history of abusing the pills and a past eating disorder (was under control at the time), so she took me off the pills. Not only did my ADHD become so out of control that I had to quit work and school within a month of going off it, my weight skyrocketed from 107 to an unhealthy 149 within three months!!!
I was FINALLY able to see a new psychiatrist on August 31st outside of the insurance, but had to pay for my visit and pills out of pocket. He concluded I needed my pills and put me back on it, but 40mg, not 60 unfortunately. Since starting on September 1st I have lost a pound a day. My question is will I be able to lose 30 lbs this months and the final ten next month if I work out 20 minutes on the treadmill? In the first two days alone I have only eaten one meal a day, a 270 calorie salad, it's not deliberate, I just don't have a desire to eat when I take Adderall and exercise. I know everyone is staunchly against Adderall for weight loss, but I'm desperate and I actually need it for other things.
I was prescribed Adderall 60mg in February 2014 and was on it until January 2015. I'm 5'3 and started out in Feb 2014 at 130 lbs which is average for 5'3 albeit a little thick for my liking. By May 2014 I had lost 15 lbs and was at 115 which is fine. I lost 15 more lbs by late July, so 15 lbs in 2 months which brought me to 100 lbs. I was happy to stay at 100, but by late August/early September my weight had leveled at 107 which was fine too. By that time my 60mg wasn't working anymore so I upped the dosage to 120mg even though I wasn't supposed to. I ended up running out of pills quickly by mid October and went two weeks without pills and gained 10 lbs. I got back on them and lost the 10 by mid November. This past January my psychiatrist retired and I had to go to a new one. She knew my history of abusing the pills and a past eating disorder (was under control at the time), so she took me off the pills. Not only did my ADHD become so out of control that I had to quit work and school within a month of going off it, my weight skyrocketed from 107 to an unhealthy 149 within three months!!!
I was FINALLY able to see a new psychiatrist on August 31st outside of the insurance, but had to pay for my visit and pills out of pocket. He concluded I needed my pills and put me back on it, but 40mg, not 60 unfortunately. Since starting on September 1st I have lost a pound a day. My question is will I be able to lose 30 lbs this months and the final ten next month if I work out 20 minutes on the treadmill? In the first two days alone I have only eaten one meal a day, a 270 calorie salad, it's not deliberate, I just don't have a desire to eat when I take Adderall and exercise. I know everyone is staunchly against Adderall for weight loss, but I'm desperate and I actually need it for other things.
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