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Prescription Stimulants side effects

Across 5 first-hand reports, people mentioned a side effect 6 times (about 120 per 100 reports). The most common: irritability, anxiety, elevated heart. User reports show what people notice — they can't tell you whether Prescription Stimulants is safe for you.

Reported side effects

irritability2
anxiety1
elevated heart1
anhedonia1
insomnia1

In their own words

“they raise my blood pressure, make me feel anhedonic, and the comedown can leave me depressed. I also feel like they reduce my creativity.”
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“I take prescription stims and I've never been so irritable in my life. As long as you don't combine with script stims it's killer.”
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Is Prescription Stimulants safe? What the research covers

AResearch: Strong14 meta-analyses · 12 randomized trials on PubMed
J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry · 2020
Systematic Review: Nonmedical Use of Prescription Stimulants: Risk Factors, Outcomes, and Risk Reduction Strategies

Conclusion: NMU of stimulants is a significant public health problem, especially in college students, but variations in the terms used to describe NMU and inconsistencies in the available data limit a better understanding of this problem. Further research is needed to develop methods to detect NMU, identify individuals at greatest risk, study routes of administration, and devise educational and other interventions to help reduce occurrence of NMU. Colleges should consider including NMU in academic integrity policies.

Prescription Stimulants side effects: what 5 users report — PlainPill