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A member asked:

Will taking just 20mg of adderall (dextroamphetamine and racemic amphetamine) make you lose weight?

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Dr. Glen Elliott answered

Specializes in Child Psychiatry

Maybe in short term: Stimulants decrease appetite, which can cause weight loss. However, that effect typically wears off over time, which is why they are not effect weight-loss medications. Usually, to maintain the appetite suppression over time, the dose has to keep going up, which then causes other problems.

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Answered 4/11/2016

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