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Published in: Reactions Weekly 1/2016

01-07-2016 | Case report

Mixed amfetamine salts

Diminished appetite, insomnia, worsening headaches and tremor: case report

Published in: Reactions Weekly | Issue 1/2016

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A 44-year-old man developed insomnia, diminished appetite, worsening headaches and tremor while receiving mixed amfetamine salts [dextroamphetamine/amphetamine, Adderall XR]. The man, with a history post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury, was started on mixed amfetamine salts at a dosage of 20mg daily for an unspecified cognitive disorder [route not stated]. He subsequently developed insomnia, diminished appetite, worsening headaches and tremor [time to reactions onsets not stated]. The mixed amfetamine salts therapy was discontinued; consequently, his sleep and appetite improved and the tremor resolved [not all outcomes stated]. …
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Title
Mixed amfetamine salts
Diminished appetite, insomnia, worsening headaches and tremor: case report
Publication date
01-07-2016
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Published in
Reactions Weekly / Issue 1/2016
Print ISSN: 0114-9954
Electronic ISSN: 1179-2051
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s40278-016-19885-0

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