Posted by sudhira on October 5, 2002, at 0:43:15
I was wondering if anyone has information regarding how long it takes to determine whether a stimulant is effective or not.
I'm on a trial of dexedrine spansules (as an augment to ad's) and after 4 days I met with my pdoc and told him that I didn't feel positive about it. I take 10 mg in the morning and I experience physical anxiety and mood drop after 3 or 4 hours. I would really like to try adderall--i've read that even the immediate release form is relatively long-lasting and smooth.
I was advised to increase the dose so I took 20mg in the morning yesterday. I was ok for 3 or so hours (though I didn't experience much mood or attention support) then I felt anxious and awful until early evening. So, perhaps a divided dose?
My pdoc says we shouldn't jump around too quickly, that sometimes the body needs to adjust to a stimulant. How long does this take? I thought one of the advantages of stimulants was that you didn't need to wait weeks to know if it's a match.
I'm annoyed that he's so resistant to letting me try adderall. My instinct tells me it may be a better choice for me and I'd like to see if there's something to it.
I'm not impressed with these spansules so far. Is it likely the effects will be more positve after a few weeks? I'm very skeptical. When something makes me feel more weird than I already do I tend to want to make a change. Call me strange.
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