Dextroamphetamine adverse effects

There is a clinical impression that psychostimulants may be helpful in HIV- or AIDS-related affective syndromes (487, 488). Thus, methylphenidate 10 to 20 mg per day (up to 40 mg per day) or dextroamphetamine 5 to 15 mg per day (up to 60 mg per day) has been helpful in patients with mild depression who also show symptoms of social withdrawal, fatigue, and apathy, as well as mild cognitive impairment. At times, the combination of low-dose antidepressant and psychostimulant may be more effective and less likely to induce adverse CNS effects. 

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