August 22, 2010

Adderall: when they don't need it can experience similar effects as people who use cocaine or methamphetamine


New developments in the Lindsay Lohan story, as new reports say she was wrongly diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, and this could be the root cause of her many troubles in recent years.

Lohan is widely reported to have problems with Adderall addiction, and if she was wrongly diagnosed with ADHD that could help explain why the drug has done more harm than good.

Said one expert, misuse of the drug can cause "driving around until all hours of the morning, smoking heavily, tweeting and texting all night long." The doc adds, "They can become very impulsive." Also they "might then complain of insomnia and then take Ambien or other sleep aids to help fall asleep in a vicious cycle"


Adderall: when they don't need it can experience similar effects as people who use cocaine or methamphetamine
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Lindsay Lohan's Adderall dependence -- the result of a medical misdiagnosis -- may have been the reason she went off the rails. As TMZ first reported, the docs at the UCLA rehab facility believe Lindsay was misdiagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, and then prescribed Adderall to treat the phantom affliction. Dr. Joe Haraszti, a prominent L.A. addiction specialist tells TMZ that people who take Adderall when they don't need it can experience similar effects as people who use cocaine or methamphetamine.

Lindsay Lohan Diagnosed Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Posted at August 22, 2010 6:07 AM