adderall during the pre op diet: yay or nay?

[aug13hereIcome 9]

Hii, I know in advanced the overwhelming response is going to be to check with my surgeon.. however, I just wanted to know if there is anyone on here who takes adderall and whether or not you were instructed to stop taking it the week leading up to surgery. I'm in school and need it - and forgot to ask my surgeon today during my final pre op meeting with him today. I know you're supposed to stop asprin and appetite suppressants and things of the liking.,.. but does anyone know about adderall? Thanks for your help in advanced! (ps. my surgeon is only in the office certain days of the week and i dont think he's back in before my tuesday surgery! ugh.)

[Novemberbabies 11]

I take adderall.. I did not have a pre-op diet.. Sorry, im no help..

[Htx_Pepper 28]

I stopped my adderall 3 days before surgery against my nurses orders. She'd specifically asked that i stop 9 days before surgery but like u said i needed them for concentration. I drank a ton of Water those 3 days making sure my urine was clear as sometimes the adderall makes it really heavy and yellow.

My surgery was August 1 and there were no complications.

But call ur doctors offices and ask anonymously what the safest thing to do as far as adderall goes

[JulesfromE17 11]

Hii' date=' I know in advanced the overwhelming response is going to be to check with my surgeon.. however, I just wanted to know if there is anyone on here who takes adderall and whether or not you were instructed to stop taking it the week leading up to surgery. I'm in school and need it - and forgot to ask my surgeon today during my final pre op meeting with him today. I know you're supposed to stop asprin and appetite suppressants and things of the liking.,.. but does anyone know about adderall? Thanks for your help in advanced! (ps. my surgeon is only in the office certain days of the week and i dont think he's back in before my tuesday surgery! ugh.)[/quote']

Hi, I don't take Adderall but even if your surgeon is out, his or her nursing staff should be very knowledgeable about this kind of thing and should be able to give you some guidance. Good luck, let us know what you find out.

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[☠carolinagirl☠ 18,722]

def a question for your doctor/nurses especially with medication

irregardless of what other people do or have done..so def make

a call to the office and find out. wishing you all the best

[debee 47]

It may affect the anesthesia so either way you go please tell the people who are putting you to sleep exactly what and when you have taken. They make ajustments to what medicines they give you to go to sleep and to wake you up!

Best luck in your journey!!!

[NiftyNinjanator 51]

I take Adderall and have not been instructed to stop at all. I don't start my pre-op diet until next Saturday though, and I see him on Thursday, so he still has time to tell me I suppose.

[aug13hereIcome 9]

Thanks al! You know, i contacted my surgeons office on friday... just my luck- the nurse, the PA and none of the surgeons were in (so frustrating!). The receptionist told me she paged the Dr and he would call me back- he never did. So I called my sister who is a doctor, because at this point I figured some opinion was better than none and I really needed it sat - she said saturday was okay but to stay off it sun mon and obviously surgery day tuesday. So ... for those of you who asked to know what the outcome was.. this is the best i've got!

thanks for all your help! can't wait till tuesday! if only i could beat the exhaustion, nausea and headaches of the pre-op liquid diet!