Adderall overdose affects

[jamesdevano]

27 y/o male, 200 lbs, appear in generally good health, smoke cigarettes, drink moderately, normally low blood pressure. 5 Nights ago I made a foolish error and snorted large (unknown, possible 80-100 mg) quantity of crushed adderall xr while drunk. Heart was pounding with high (120ish beats per minute) pulse, couldn't sleep that night. Have had mild heart palpitations on and off for the past 5 days since doing this. Yesterday, had left-side chest pain, but it has dissapeared since then. Question is basically: Can a single episode of adderall overdose cause irreversible heart damage? could that overdose be causing these palpitations and NOT be harmful? What should I do? I do not have health insurance, would like to avoid ECHO due to cost. One more important piece of info: I have felt these palpitations before, when I was in school AND working AND taking small daily non-xr prescription adderall (10-15 mg / day). I was not getting much sleep and chalked it up to lack of sleep, caffiene, adderall, stress. Eventually they went away, all but for occasionally. Also experiencing back pain, but I am quite sure it is due to my physically strenuous job. Nervous, hoping for some answers, will NOT being doing that again. Thanks in advance.:confused:

[Maria RN]

Hi. Patients taking Adderall are advised to inform their doctors if they experience rapid, pounding, or uneven heartbeats.
http://www.drugs.com/adderall.html

I think you should talk to health professionals in your area about your history of Adderall use. If you intend not to use it again, they could give you advise about effective ways to stay away from that drug.

Back pain also calls for an evaluation of a physician because it is not limited to physical stress. The location and intensity of the pain could help in identifying the underlying problem. Lower back pain, for example may be experienced by patients with kidney problems. Good luck.