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I fall asleep all the time. can my gp (doctor) prescribe me amphetamines or adderall (dextroamphetamine and racemic amphetamine)?

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Need proper valuatio: Before starting amphetamines you should have a proper evaluation for medical causes of your sleepiness, such as thyroid disease. Most important, see a sleep specialist and have a sleep study, which is the only way to accurately characterize a sleep disorder.

Answered 3/26/2015

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Sleep Study: A sleep study is warranted by your symptoms. If a sleep study results in a diagnosis of narcolepsy or sleep apnea, then a prescription for Modifinil (Provigil) could be helpful. Without the sleep study there is too much danger to you to just take Adderall--and too much danger to others if you truly have narcolepsy. Go to a sleep clinic, soon.

Answered 5/16/2016

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