High dose Adderall (30mg or more) associated with psychosis

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People with psychosis or mania need a higher dose. How is this surprising?

But they only saw this impact on the hospital patients taking adderall, not concerta.

which is more likely to be abused?

[Anonymous]

So many people on these meds have abnormal brains. It’s really hard to tease that out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So many people on these meds have abnormal brains. It’s really hard to tease that out.

it’s not actually …. this seems to be a pretty strong signal that Adderall could trigger psychosis. All of these meds have side effects. And of course amphetamines can cause psychosis in anyone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:That seems like a really high dose? My kid takes a different med, but the dose is much lower.

+1. I'm a 37 year old woman and I take 30 mg of adderall. That seems too high pm a dose for most children.