Adderall - a stimulant and appetite suppressant

It stimulates the central nervous system by increasing the amount of certain chemicals in the body. This increases heart rate and blood pressure and decreases appetite, among other effects.

Friday, January 06, 2006

What other drugs will affect Adderall?

Do not take Adderall if you have taken a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI) such as isocarboxazid (Marplan), tranylcypromine (Parnate), or phenelzine (Nardil) in the last 14 days.

Before taking Adderall, tell your doctor if you are taking any of the following medicines:

insulin or another medicine to treat diabetes;

guanethidine (Ismelin) or reserpine (Diutensin-R);

doxazosin (Cardura), terazosin (Hytrin), prazosin (Minipress), or guanadrel(Hylorel);

a phenothiazine such as chlorpromazine (Thorazine);

lithium (Lithobid, Lithonate, Eskalith, others);

haloperidol (Haldol); or

a tricyclic antidepressant such as amitriptyline (Elavil), amoxapine (Asendin), doxepin (Sinequan), nortriptyline (Pamelor), imipramine (Tofranil), clomipramine (Anafranil), protriptyline (Vivactil), or desipramine (Norpramin).

You may not be able to take Adderall, or you may require a dosage adjustment or special monitoring during treatment if you are taking any of the medicines listed above.

Drugs other than those listed here may also interact with Adderall. Talk to your doctor and pharmacist before taking any prescription or over-the-counter medicines, including herbal products.

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