What is the correlation between Adderall and bad breath?

Answer 1

Bad breath is one of the possible side effects of Adderall. It is not a serious side effect that would require someone to stop taking it, but if it is not controllable with breath strips or frequent brushing of the teeth and tongue, you should talk to your physician about it. Hope this helps! Dr. B. Adderall causes you to become dehydrated. The more dehydrated you become, the drier your mouth becomes with leads to bad breath. I find that constantly drinking water is a better solution for me than breath strips, mints, mouthwash, and similar products which do not eliminate the problem but simply mask it.

Answer 2

Wait, is this the aderall for ADHD, Bipolar, etc. because I think I'm on it, and I've had to buy like ten packs of gum a day because of bad breath.I am prescribed Adderall and I can tell you by some research I have previously done myself that the reason for the bad breath is because Adderall causes you to get Dehydrated and therefore you get Dry Mouth.

Dry Mouth = less saliva/ less oxygen in ur mouth = more bacteria causing Bad Breath!

DRINK LOTS OF WATER!!! and yeah, I'd say gum & mints help!

Dry Mouth Bad Breath

By Dr. Harold Katz

Saliva is a very important part of Oral Health. With regards to the topic of dry mouth, saliva provides three important functions:

Provides enzymes to help with digestion of food

Provides a method to stabilize the pH (keep the acid levels in check)

Provides high levels of oxygen in order to keep oral tissues healthy and fresh.

If you suffer from dry mouth (Xerostomia) symptoms, you naturally have less saliva. In turn, less saliva means less oxygen. If there is less oxygen available in the oral environment you have an anaerobic environment, which is perfect for these sulfur-producing bacteria. In essence, the bacteria are now capable of making high levels of sulfur gases, which in turn make the breath and taste worse.

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