Posted by fachad on March 27, 2002, at 6:41:03
In reply to 10 mg Dex bid = ?? Dexedrine Spansules/day, posted by 3 Beer Effect on March 27, 2002, at 4:59:55
3 Beers wrote:
> But i've heard varying stories on the efficacy of the Dexedrine Spansules which I am going to ask about on my visit to the psychiatrist today.
fachad replies:
Well, I'm going to ask my pdoc for Dexedrine Spansules tomorrow, so maybe we can compare notes after a week or two.
> Before I went down the long dissapointing road of anti-depressants I was on Ritalin 20 mg twice per day and had a substantial increase in grade point average. The only problem is Ritalin makes me act kind of weird- shy, introverted, & too conscious of people looking at me.
>
> I switched to Dexedrine IR 5 mg 2x per day, which was too low a dose for ADD but was great for social phobia.
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> In various psychiatry texts I have read that Dexedrine is twice as strong as Ritalin,
> so 40 mg/day Ritalin = 20 mg/day Dexedrine.
>
> But i've heard varying stories on the efficacy of the Dexedrine Spansules which I am going to ask about on my visit to the psychiatrist today.
>
> If I took two 10 mg Dexedrine Spansules in the morning is that the same as taking one 10 mg Dexedrine 2x per day (9 am & 2pm), or are the Spansules weaker or erratic?
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