Can you smoke cigarettes while on Adderall XR?

Yes, you can smoke cigarettes on Adderall. Infact, after taking it, you will probably need a cigarette 10X more than you have ever before. Something in it make people want to smoke soooo bad.

I don't smoke cigarettes, but when I take adderall, i REALLY want to which is strange. I just smoke weed in it's place haha.

And to the doctor below... you're taking 90mg's of Adderall a day and you think Cigarettes are unhealthy... goddamn are they just handing out degrees these days?

Answer

No physician would ever answer this question "yes." It is never healthy or okay to smoke no matter which medications you are on. The health impact of tobacco use is huge--stop now before you cause damage to your body. If you are unable to quit on your own, see a physician for help.

Good luck to you!

Dr. B.

I take Adderall XR. 30mg 3 times daily, I also smoke. It's not healthy but it doesn't affect the Adderall. If it does I would suggest you talk with the prescribing doctor.

Answer

I was a smoker for 5 years and was (and still am) on Adderall XR 20mg for one year. During the time I was smoking around a pack a week. During that time I found it was a lot easier to smoke. Their were two down sides to this. The first (and most obvious), I was smoking a lot more than normal. The second was that I was a lot more on edge and had a couple of panic attacks. Since I quit smoking I've noticed that I'm a lot less likely to "freak out" and (big suprise) my lungs feel a ton better. Past this I have been unable to find a any research on the side effects of Adderall XR beiing taken with different substances...

Answer

If you feel a need to smoke while on Adderall, you should ask yourself if you have developed a tolerance to the Adderall that makes it less effective than when you first began taking it. This may well be the cause for your need to smoke. I say this because nicotine has an effect on the brain very similar to that of Adderall. If you have developed a tolerance to Adderall, nicotine can overcome that tolerance by basically giving the Adderall a boost. Unfortunately, if you are using the nicotine to overcome a tolerance you developed to the Adderall, you probably will not be able to quit smoking without your symptoms returning. Therefore, you have four choices: (1) increase the dose of Adderall recognizing that, in time, you will also develop a tolerance to that increased dose; (2) change to another medication; (3) supplement the Adderall with another medication; or (4) remain at your present dose and keep smoking to boost its effectiveness.

First answer by Kubrendan. Last edit by Matty-d. Contributor trust: 0 [recommend contributor]. Question popularity: 68 [recommend question]