Posted by fachad on January 10, 2002, at 20:47:29
In reply to Dexedrine vs Ritalin for Adult ADD, posted by Dime on January 10, 2002, at 17:19:56
Well, I took Ritalin (54mg/day) for about 7 yrs, and I just switched to Adderall (30mg/day). Adderall includes dex and other salts of amphetamines.
My question "How much Adderall do you take" was from my pdoc telling me that Adderall and Dex were twice as potent as Ritalin.
I don't know, but 30mg of Adderall doesn’t seem to me to be as much as 54 mg of Ritalin (as Concerta)
Like you, I'm also wondering if my Ritalin tolerance transferred to Adderall.
If you do switch to Ritalin, I would highly recommend Concerta because regular immediate release Ritalin is very roller coaster both in coming on strong and wearing off strong. Both feelings were very disphoric to me.
> Anybody out there switched from Dexedrine to Ritalin (or vice versa)? I (40 y/o M) have been on Dex for about five years and every two years or so have had to increase the dose. Its getting on time to do it again, but I wonder if I might counteract tolerance with the Dex by switching to Ritalin (or if, since they're both CNS stimulants, the tolerance would just 'cross over').
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> I'd also love to hear from folks with experience of more than a month or so with both these meds (for ADD). Which did you prefer? Is there something better?
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