ADDERALL is a psychostimulant composed of mixed amphetamine salts.

It is used mainly to treat attention deficit or hyperacive disorder, or ADHD, (especially in children) and narcolepsy.

As Adderall stimulates the brain's activity, there are some other uses (not approved officially), when taking the medication has a beneficial effect in patients.

In particular, when usual antidepressants prove to be impotent in managing severe cases of treatment-resistant depression, Adderall psychostimulant therapy can turn out rather successful.

Adderall has also been used to treat hypersomnia, epilepsy, apathetic behavior in elder persons and brain dysfunction in drug addicts.

Having a quality of suppressing appetite, Adderall is sometimes used as a weight loss medication.

A common name of the medicine is a "study drug". Lots of students use Adderall at their own risk when preparing for exams, as amphetamines help to concentrate, focus energy and stay continuously awake.

Common misspellings of the drug's name include: Adderal, Aderall, Aderal, Adderrall, Aderral, Aderrall, Adderall, Adderoll, Adderol, Aderoll, Aderol, Adderroll, Aderrol, Aderroll, and Adderrol.