New study finds patients 13 to 25 years old who had been newly prescribed amphetamines, such as Adderall and Vyvanse, were at increased risk. - TODAYshow
in teens and young adults may be more likely to cause symptoms such as paranoia, hallucinations, delusions and hearing voices, a new study suggests.
"For people who are taking these drugs and have been established on them and are doing well on them, there's absolutely no reason to discontinue them," Azar said."We can't understate how beneficial these drugs are in treating the symptoms of ADHD."While psychosis with either class of medication is still relatively rare — occurring at a rate of one in 660 patients — it is important for people taking these medications to know about this very serious side effect.
Moran and her colleagues turned to two large commercial insurance claims databases that included more than 5 million patients with a stimulant prescription.The researchers focused on patients aged 13 to 25 years old who started taking either amphetamines or methylphenidates between January 1, 2004, and September 30, 2015. Among the 221,846 patients included in the study, 110,923 were taking methylphenidate and 110,923 were taking amphetamines.
In Moran’s experience, ADHD patients hospitalized for psychosis recovered in two weeks on average, but some took as long as two months.
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