Dexedrine
People mainly take Dexedrine for focus, energy, mood. Based on 24 first-hand reports and 0 meta-analyses & systematic reviews in the medical literature. Ranked #437 of 1,974 overall.
Of reports that state an outcome, 35% are positive.
What Dexedrine does, according to users
Of the people who reported each effect, the share who said it got better.
4 more with fewer than 3 reports
What the research says
Systematic reviews and meta-analyses from PubMed, with their published conclusions.
At least one meta-analysis, or 5+ randomized controlled trials. The grade measures how much human research exists — read the conclusions below for what it found.
Dosage people report
As stated by users — not a recommendation. Follow the label or your doctor.
Reported side effects
How often each side effect came up across all reports.
What users say
Verbatim quotes, shortened only — each links to the original discussion.
“I used to microdose 2.5mg of Dexedrine a day for a few years and never noticed it doing anything adverse”
“dexedrine is supposedly the best”
“Diagnosed with ADD for 13 years now (at age 18) been on 20-30mg Dexedrine daily 3 times a day (80-90mg/day), I'm good.”
“Desoxyn (methamphetamine) and Dexedrine (dextroamphetamine) aren't other names for it, as they're slightly different drugs.”
“I was issued dexedrine (I think)... I was shooting at things that may or may not have actually been there, and I kept having auditory hallucinations of tones in my radio.”
Top discussions (5)
- Just an FYI: be extremely careful with prescription amphetamines…. The road off them is long and painful. ↗
- TIL Adderall/Vyvanse may cause brain damage ↗
- Please avoid prescription amphetamines, if you can. ↗
- According to this BBC article on geniuses, Paul Erdos was a lifelong user of amphetamine - which he used to promote his mathematical work - and he died at the age of 83 ↗
- What are the noots and habits that radically changed your life? ↗
Other options for focus
User data from public discussions; research from PubMed. Information only, not medical advice — talk to a doctor before starting, stopping or combining anything. Data updated October 2, 2026. How we rate