I am 21, used to drink alcohol approximately 3 times a week heavily,
and used to smoke a pack of cigarettes a day. I also used to take
adderall sometimes along with drinking alcohol (between 5-20 mg a
night). I did this probably around 20 times over the period of 6
months. I noticed that after about the 10th time I did this, the next
morning I experienced a very strange feeling. My heart kept beating
rapidly (obviously still from the adderall) and I felt as if all the
blood in my face was drained. I looked and felt like I was going to
pass out. I didn't pass out and felt back to normal around 5:00 PM
that night. I used alcohol along with adderall again after that but
with lesser amounts of adderall. It didn't bother me again until about
a month ago, when I only took 5 mg of adderall with alcohol. Since
then, I stopped drinking heavily and less frequent, smoking, using
adderall, and drinking caffeine. Today, exactly one month since I
stopped, the pain in my
chest has become less frequent, but I notice that it will sneak up on
me sometimes. Out of nowhere, I will have shortness of breath, chest
pain, sometimes a numbness in the hands, thoughts of dying, basically
all the symptoms of a panic attack. I also noticed this happens even
when I have a small amount of caffeine(ie: chocolate candy bar), drink
around 4-5 beers, or exercise. I never had this until I started using
adderall. I don't think this is cardiomyopathy since it wasn't a large
amount of
adderall usage. I went to the doctor to get an ECG and a thyroid
activity blood test. I am awaiting the results from it, but was
wondering in the meantime if anyone else knew what could possibly be
wrong if nothing shows up from the tests.

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Request for Question Clarification by cynthia-ga on 01 Jul 2006 19:32 PDT

Have you read the fine print on the package insert?
http://www.adderallxr.com/assets/pdf/prescribing_information.pdf

..."
Note: The following events did not meet the criterion for inclusion in
Table 3 but were reported by 2% to 4% of adult patients receiving
ADDERALL XR® with a higher incidence than patients receiving placebo
in this study: infection, photosensitivity reaction, constipation,
tooth disorder, emotional lability, libido decreased, somnolence,
speech disorder, palpitation, twitching, dyspnea, sweating,
dysmenorrhea, and impotence.
*Included doses up to 60 mg.

The following adverse reactions have been associated with amphetamine use:
Cardiovascular: Palpitations, tachycardia, elevation of blood
pressure, sudden death,

myocardial infarction. [ http://www.answers.com/myocardial+infarction&r=67 ]

There have been isolated reports of cardiomyopathy associated with
chronic amphetamine use.

Central Nervous System: Psychotic episodes at recommended doses,
overstimulation, restlessness, dizziness, insomnia, euphoria,
dyskinesia, dysphoria, depression, tremor, headache, exacerbation of
motor and phonic tics and Tourette's syndrome, seizures, stroke.

Gastrointestinal: Dryness of the mouth, unpleasant taste, diarrhea,
constipation, other gastrointestinal disturbances.

Anorexia and weight loss may occur as undesirable effects.

Allergic: Urticaria, rash, hypersensitivity reactions including
angioedema and anaphylaxis.

Endocrine: Impotence, changes in libido
..."


Adderall's Rollercoaster Year 
http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/adderall_investigation.html


CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS ABOUND for Adderall, specifically for the
symptoms you exhibit:

Example:
http://www.monheit.com/adderall/index.asp


The prescribing doctor will not want to associate the use of Adderall
to your symptoms because they might be liable.


Does this help?

Hmm... You WERE using an amphetamine, coupling it with depressants,
and then throwing a few stimulants into the mix.  Cocktail of cardiac
destruction?  I think so.  But seriously, I am not a doctor, just
someone who kind of knows what you are going through.  I used to use
adderall a lot.  In my experiences thoughts of dieing and whatnot and
horrible nightmares did happen, and they sucked.  And because you were
using such a potent stimulant such as these pills in a way you were
evoking your fight-or-flight response.  I got panic attacks after
usage... may I ask, did you happen to do any benzos with this puree of
chemicals?  Because word of mouth says that they can cause those
symptoms too.