Posted by Ritch on February 20, 2002, at 12:36:07
In reply to Re: Neurontin + Adderall question, posted by Peter on February 20, 2002, at 0:04:30
> Hi Mitch:
> I'll keep you updated. But I have a question: I know you recommended I try 5mg/day to start, but the lowest available capsule strength for Adderall XR is 10mg. My pdoc actually told me, if it's possible, to empty out half the contents of the capsule and start on that. But I looked up prescribing info for Adderall XR and it states that you should not divide the dose of a single capsule-that you should not take any less than the entire contents at one time. I believe the reason for this is because some of the tiny beads in the capsule are immediate-release, and some are delayed-release. If I tried (very sloppily, probably) to divide it, I'd probably get unequal doses of immediate and delayed beads. With that in mind, plus the fact that the prescribing info says the starting dose for someone new to the med is one 10mg capsule/day, don't you think it would be ok if I just swallowed the whole capsule? What's the worst that could happen? If I feel a little revved up and anxious, I can always take a little more klonopin (I have flexible daily klonopin doses anyway). What do you think?
> PeterOh, I didn't realize that you were taking the XR version. It should be OK to take 10mg. If it was the standard Adderall at 10mg I would probably find it way too buzzy. I didn't have any Klonopin when I took mine. Just took 100mg of Neurontin 3x daily with a morning 5mg tab of Adderall. It worked OK for several weeks. I *complained* about anxiety, but I didn't have any real troubles with that for a couple of months.
Mitch
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