Adderall and weight loss?!
Question:
Adderall and weight loss?
Has anyone experienced weight loss from taking adderall? It severely represses my appetite and I can barely eat while on it. Will this aid in me losing weight? I'm supposed to be taking it so that's not an issue. I am not taking it a lot now because I'm not in school, but I am wondering if I should start again since I'm looking to lose some fat.
Answers:
My son was on Adderall...and it did suppress his appetite. He has since been switched to a lesser appetite suppressing medication.
Since you're not hungry...make the food you do eat count. Eat healthy snacks, an apple, peanut butter sandwich, celery and carrots. They're not real big meals, but you do not want to lose weight because of the appetite suppressive side effect of Adderall...
To lose fat, eat protein and exercise. Being that you're young (assuming so since you're not in school), you really do not need to be losing weight. Maintain, perhaps...but do not use that particular Adderall side effect as a diet aid...it's not healthy and your doctor can pull you off of it fast. You will be going in for weight checks every so often...and blood pressure checks...monitoring that you are in your normal range and not losing weight.
Do not use it if you do not need to for concentration for school, as weight loss is not the only side effect, but elevated blood pressure, which can hurt just about every system in your body later on in life.