Posted by Jerrympls on February 11, 2002, at 16:57:11
In reply to Re: Which Pstim smoother, fewer peripheral effects?, posted by Hattree on February 11, 2002, at 8:38:11
Personally I would choose Dexedrine over Adderall. I always have had good success with Dexedrine, but a couple years ago I switched to Adderall thinking it would be smoother, etc -- and it was for a couple of weeks then it kinda stopped. I'm not sure how to explain it but Adderall was very "harsh" on my body - bad muscle tension, sweating, headaches and not nearly as beneficial for mood, concentration, etc compared to Dexedrine--for me.
Ritalin has always provided a somewhat more "warm" positive feeling as far as mood goes--but I have always had the worst crashes on ritalin too and the "old" Ritalin never worked long enough--even taking the SR 20mg 4 times a day.
With the Dexedrine I still have problems with muscle tension but the stimulation isn't as intense or "rocky" as it was with Adderall (I was taking 10 mg 3x daily of adderall).
I've also been on Provigil - up to 400mg. Provigil is an interesting medication as far as stimulants go. The first couple days I was very motivated and would get almost hyperfocused on a project or cleaning, etc. For the first couple weeks it also wiped out my appetite. As far as mood went- The Provigil provided a small amount of a boost. For the most part it did what it was deisgned to do - it kept me awake - but it didn't give me a bunch of energy either. As far as side effects I never had any problems with muscle tension, headaches, sweating, etc with the Provigil.
I haven't tried metadate or concerta but I've heard good things about both.
Hope this HelpsJerry
> I'm a dex fan, myself.
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> > > Right now I take 20mg Adderall in the morning and 10mg in the afternoon. When it poops out at the end of the day, boy do I feel crappy. I feel crappy in betwen doses, too. My doc did mention that there were other stims to try (Desoxyn, Dexadrine, Dexadrine Spansules, Ritilin, and he even mentioned an SR-Adderall). I'm not taking it for depression (I take Serzone for that) but I've noticed the Adderall works better for depression than any antidepresant made (except for the fact that tolorance to the mood lift has kicked in after a couple weeks and the depression is back; still titrating up on the Serzone). Right now, I'm just feeling a lot of peripheral effects (could it be from the l-amphetamine in the mix) and a lot uf "up and down" between doses and at night (very moody and cranky in the evening when I'm "comming down" for the night. Should I ask to try a different pstim like one the one's I've listed above, or are they all as see-saw as the Adderall?
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> > > MB
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> > > Plus I take 2400mg Neurontin/day and somewhere between 2mg and 2.5mg of Klonopin/day (if that helps with any suggestions). Would Mirapex or l-DOPA keep me from "using up" all my dopamine?
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> > Hi MB,
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> > Hope you are doing better. Wow, I noticed they got your Neurontin up there! I would try a flip from the Adderall to Dexedrine. When I was taking Adderall I noticed these "waves" of buzzy energy and calm alertness all day long. I don't know which salt gets released first, but right after I would wake up-I'd get some coffee and then within an hour or so find myself just lounging in the chair with my eyes closed-kinda mellow like. It could be the l-isomer causing the unwanted buzziness.
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> > Mitch
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