Adderall and vitamins?

[Anonymous]

so, it seems fairly well known that drinking OJ with Adderall will make it less effective because of the vitamin C – but what about taking a multi-vitamin? because Adderall makes it a little more difficult to eat, I usually feel like in order to make up the difference it’s important to take supplements.

does anyone know whether the vitamin C in a multi might have similar impact on how well Adderall works?

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[billd]

Well know as in a well-known fact, or well-known because it’s been copied to several sites?

Are you sure – are THEY sure? – are you sure it’s the vitamin C, or could it be the acidic content of citrus?

Is the scientific talk from researchers and/or doctors, or mis-information repeated over and over on the mis-information super highway? (my former boss used to call it the mis-information stupid highway because of all the INcorrect things repeated over and over from site to site because “I read it on the web….” and they then stated it in a forum, other members copied it about, and it became fact by virtue of the numbers of places it was posted.

I take adderall with water, then a few minutes later have breakfast with 5-Alive (juice). I also with breakfast take a multi-vitamin, as well as a med for meniere’s. The docs know all this, too.

I told my doc what I was doing, they had no comment.

I said it hasn’t suppressed my appetite one bit, I still don’t lose weight and from time to time I gain, and that they were surprised to hear.

I’ve read a few similar things – but what I’ve read has come from posts just like the one you made “it seems fairly well known…….”

No offense, but that scares me a bit unless the source can be quoted, and a study shown.

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[billd]

LSA – I did some research after I posted my last reply. First thing I found was different views in different forums. Some say “acidic stomach reduces effect of adderall”, another said “acidic contact makes it more prone to side effects” still another said non-acidic content would reduce effectiveness.”

So, I went to the pharmacy and asked for their info – what did they know. Straight from the horses mouth, from the maker of the drugs and from chemists (and I can scan and link if folks want the facts) is states that

“vitamin C (ascorbic acid) can reduce the effectiveness of adderall xr”

That’s a quote I got on a paper from them.

OK – is it the ascorbic acid? If so, is it THAT acid, or ANY acid? How about fruit juice with citric acid?? That’s not listed.

If it’s the ascorbic acid (vitamin C) then how much? If your multi contains 100% of the FDA daily recommendation, is that too much? What if it contains 60% – is that ok?

It doesn’t say – just that “vitamin C (ascorbic acid) can reduce the effectiveness of adderall xr”

So I’d submit:

Is it just that acid – and if so, how much is too much?

Can we extrapolate that to mean any similar acid – such as citric or other acids? And if so, how much is too much?

One thought I have is this – what if I take the vitamin at night before bed or in the evening just about supper time (6pm for example once the adderall is gone, which it technically is, since the drug facts from the maker states that XR works 8 to 12 hours, so if I take it at 5, it’s done easily by 6pm), after adderall has worn off for the day???????

So we have a fact from the drug company and pharmacists that “vitamin C (ascorbic acid) can reduce the effectiveness of adderall xr” but what else does that mean?

I’ve told 2 doctors what else I take, including the vitamins, and not a one made any comments other than taking notes.

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[Anonymous]

thanks for the research, billd.

I would say that I have most certainly noticed the impact of orange juice – far more than apple, or cranberry, or grape juice – on the effectiveness of Adderall XR. I actually find that if I am having trouble sleeping, usually drinking a glass of orange juice at night will resolve my insomnia within an hour or so and I can sleep.

so far, I haven’t found any obvious impact of vitamins on how, or how well Adderall seems to work for me.

of course it is different for everyone, but I would certainly say that OJ breaks down the drug in my system much more quickly, where other juices or vitamins don’t.

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[billd]

Thanks for that info!! I’d like to see more such info – more scientific input, of course – like I’ve been REALLY sick bad the last few days, stomach flu, cold, etc. and I do “soda crackers” and 7-Up to calm the gut down. It works. HOWEVER, I note a main ingredient of 7-Up is citric acid!

I also note that a main ingredient of Crystal Light water flavor packets (dump into bottled water for some flavor, no calories, etc.) as I hate plain water – it also has citric acid. Almost everything I love to drink is heavy in citric acid! Is that ONE reason adderall xr 20 meg seems to be having no real impact at all on me any more?

I didn’t take it yesterday at all due to the flu – figured I’d (sorry) puke it out anyway, and ya know, I can no longer tell when I take it or not take it. I saw no difference between yesterday not taking it, and today taking it. None at all.

LSA – thanks for this thread – I hope we get the REAL STRAIGHT SCOOP in here, and thanks mostly for not taking offense at my first reply. I deal DAILY with “mis-information” people get from the web. Our car forum I run – you’d be amazed. Just a few day ago, discussion on the pros and cons of running a vacuum advance, and what it really does or doesn’t do for your engine. They keep quoting this so-called engineer post someone put out years ago claiming to be a “GM engineer” explaining all about vacuum advance. It’s probably the most quoted “document” out there. Problem is, it’s a bunch of hooey. Half wrong, half made up, a lot appears he’s grasping at straws attempting to sound professional. Bottome line, they post that crap in our forum, want me to make it a “sticky” so they can reference it, then I have to try to convince them it’s NOT correct and I will not ever sticky info that is incorrect. It ticks them off- “it came from a GM engineer, though!” No, and if it did, that engineer probably made the seat backs and never worked in the engine area.

Convince ’em it is bogus when it’s reposted all over the web as fact.

No wonder my ex-boss called the Internet the “mis-information stupid highway” instead of the media’s “information super highway” name.

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