I read the blog by reporter Feagans (link below) and recalled several posts about the effects of drinking while taking Adderall.
http://m.starlocalmedia.com/allenam...862-9de4-11e4-b48e-5765cf2b7e65.html?mode=jqm
Here is info on Adderall + alcohol interactions
http://www.drugs.com/food-interactions/amphetamine-dextroamphetamine,adderall.html
Of note:
- Alcohol may potentiate the cardiovascular effects of amphetamines.
- Subjective effects of ethanol were diminished in the eight study subjects, but those of methamphetamine were not affected. The pharmacokinetics of methamphetamine were also unaffected except for a decrease in the apparent volume of distribution at steady state.
A layman's interpretation here:
The Adderall makes you feel less drunk, much the same way plenty of black coffee used to be used (and in the eighties, cocaine.)
Alcohol may reduce the user's recognition (or feeling) of side effects or warning signs of too much amphetamine, such as increased heart rate, chest pain, change in blood pressure. Alcohol itself may make the effects of the Adderall stronger.
- The interaction was suspected in a case report of a 20-year-old male who experienced retrosternal chest pain shortly after
drinking alcohol and taking a double dose of his amphetamine/dextroamphetamine medication (Adderall 15 mg X 2)
to stay alert.
- The patient was diagnosed with myocardial infarction likely secondary to amphetamine-induced coronary vasospasm.