Adixemin
Adixemin helps your brain work better, improving focus and reducing impulsive behavior for people with ADHD.
Form
kapseli, kova
Strength
60 mg
Active Ingredient
Lisdexamfetamine dimesylate
Manufacturer
STADA Arzneimittel AG
How to Use
Dosage
Your doctor will tell you the right dose, usually starting at 30 mg, but possibly 20 mg, and may increase it later.
Method
Take one capsule every morning with or without food. You can swallow the capsule whole with water or open it and mix the contents into yogurt, water, or orange juice; consume immediately.
Important
The maximum daily dose is 70 mg.
Possible Side Effects
COMMON
- •Less appetite
- •Trouble sleeping
- •Dry mouth
- •Headache
- •Agitation
- •Nervousness
- •Anxiety
- •Feeling down
- •Irritability
- •Mood changes
- •Tiredness
- •Restlessness
- •Trouble with erections
- •Changes in sex drive
- •Dizziness
- •Uncontrolled jerking or trembling
- •Fast or uneven heartbeat
- •High blood pressure
- •Trouble breathing
- •Nausea
- •Vomiting
- •Diarrhea
- •Constipation
- •Weight loss
- •Sweating a lot
- •Stomach pain
- •Teeth grinding
RARE
- •Fever
- •Unusual talkativeness
- •Feeling depressed or anxious
- •Strong feeling of well-being
- •Compulsive skin picking
- •Uncontrolled body jerks
- •Unusual sleepiness
- •Itching or rash
- •Blurred vision
- •Metallic taste in mouth or taste disorder
- •Fainting
- •Nosebleed
- •Severe allergic reaction (sudden drop in blood pressure, breathing difficulties, hives)
- •Seeing, hearing, or feeling things that aren't real (hallucinations)
- •Paranoia
- •Delusions
- •Worsening of Tourette's syndrome
- •Seizures
- •Abnormal heart rhythm (life-threatening arrhythmia)
- •Liver damage (yellowing of eyes or skin)
- •Skin swelling or severe blistering rash (Stevens-Johnson syndrome)
- •Shortness of breath or swollen ankles (sign of heart muscle disease)
- •Excessively wide pupils
- •Aggression
- •Poor circulation (numb and pale fingers and toes, Raynaud's phenomenon)
Important Warnings
- Do not take Adixemin if you are allergic to lisdexamfetamine or other amphetamine medicines.
- Do not take Adixemin if you are taking or have taken an MAOI antidepressant in the last two weeks.
- Do not take Adixemin if you have thyroid problems.
- Do not take Adixemin if you have had heart problems, such as a heart attack or an uneven heartbeat.
- Do not take Adixemin if you have high blood pressure.
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- Do not take Adixemin if you have glaucoma (high pressure in your eye).
- Talk to your doctor if you have ever misused medicines or drugs.
- Talk to your doctor if you have kidney disease.
- Talk to your doctor if you have had seizures or epilepsy.
- Talk to your doctor if you have Tourette's syndrome or tics (sudden, uncontrollable movements or sounds).
- Talk to your doctor if you have had a stroke.
- Talk to your doctor if you have mental health issues, such as mood swings, or seeing/hearing things that aren't real.
- Talk to your doctor if you are pregnant, planning to get pregnant, or breastfeeding.