Posted by Hattree on January 11, 2002, at 8:09:21
In reply to Re: Dexedrine vs Ritalin for Adult ADD, posted by fachad on January 10, 2002, at 20:47:29
I find switching stimulants somewhat helpful in evading the tolerance effect, but not as much as taking a "holiday"
> 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.
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> My question "How much Adderall do you take" was from my pdoc telling me that Adderall and Dex were twice as potent as Ritalin.
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> I don't know, but 30mg of Adderall doesn’t seem to me to be as much as 54 mg of Ritalin (as Concerta)
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> Like you, I'm also wondering if my Ritalin tolerance transferred to Adderall.
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> 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.
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> > 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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