Posted by IsoM on September 12, 2002, at 13:08:58
In reply to Re: Dexedrine and spansule caps (for utopizen too) » IsoM, posted by Ritch on September 12, 2002, at 10:32:51
You know I wasn't even aware that the Spansule caps came in 5 mg as I thought they were all 10 mg. The exotropia sounds pretty scary, especially to others who see you doing that. Can you still read or focus like that? I've done that traffic light drive through too. My son with me just about freaked.
So can you get a script for 5 mg spansule from your doctor? I can't see why you'd be refused such a low dose. He does know you're very sensitive to meds & wouldn't be abusing that little.
Dexedrine can calm me down, wake me up, get me very perky, or I can even sleep on them. It all depends on my normal mood at the time. I don't think they affect me as strongly as they do some (like you) but then I'm only at 5 mg 2x day. What it does more than anything is to keep me awake if I want to be. Oh, how I wish that Provigil hadn't pooped out. While it worked, it was ideal for me.
My doctor has seen me at times when I was naturally high & enthusiastic & wondered if I wasn't hyopmanic. But I know myself & 1/2 hour later I can be falling asleep on the couch. I remember even as a kid that my 'mania' was just me. I gesture wildly, talk excitedly & quickly, eyes aglistening when I feel good & am enthusiastic. Unfortunately, few people seem to have that outward show of verve & it can appear as hypomania to those who don't know me well. But my doctor's also starting to know there's times I have the mood of a slug - I love the word 'sluggish', it so describes my other side.
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