Adderall Frequently Abused as Appetite Suppressant
Adderall is a drug that is commonly prescribed for both ADD and ADHD (ADD in adults). It is a controversial drug of course, because it is really chemically identical to drugs that are highly addictive and habit forming. This means that people who take Adderall for legitimate or non legitimate reasons may soon find they are looking to tame the beast of addiction without even knowing it. Because it suppresses hunger so well in most people, it has become the subject of abuse by many adults.
Adderall has also found it’s way into the center of drugs that are used as appetite suppressants, even though that is not their intended purpose. Most patients who abuse this drug for the purpose of controlling their weight are admittedly women. There have been hints that it is behind many a thin actresses’ weight loss or seemingly impossible thin weight maintenance too, but that’s all really hearsay thus far.
Adderall is such a powerful appetite suppressant that women will reportedly doctor shop and try to convince doctors they have ADHD, but miraculously, that they can only or will only take Adderall for it, since other ADHD drugs don’t have the appetite suppression benefits. However, this drug does have some seriously undesirable side effects. First off, when you start taking it, it works as an appetite suppressant in most people, however, the effects wear off and people build a tolerance to it, forcing them to increase their dosage dangerously.
Many patients find that Adderall makes their skin break out as well. Because it acts as a central nervous system stimulant, it also happens to throw crucial hormones off balance leaving some patients with acne ridden skin as well. Adderall has also developed a somewhat high street value for illegal use because of it’s frequent abuse by adults and even college kids to help them study since it is a brain stimulant.
Hmm, sounds almost like cocaine, and yet it’s legal. I’ll never get that about some of these FDA approved drugs….
