Posted by zenclear on February 15, 2003, at 17:29:34
In reply to Re: dexedrine spansules vs. adderall, posted by Cindylou on February 15, 2003, at 8:39:01
> Hi,
> I saw my pdoc yesterday, and I will be trying Dex now. I posted in another thread about how horribly I crash out on stims, after only a day or two after taking them -- low doses. I've tried Ritilin, Provigil and Adderall and have the same issues with all three.
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> BUT, we're going to give Dex a try, and try taking SMALL doses (like 2.5 mg.) several times a day. My pdoc had a good insight ... he said my body metabolizes stims the way a hypoglycemic or diabetic metabolizes sugar ... I feel good when I first take it, but shortly afterward my pancreas (or liver or whatever) goes on overload and I crash out. So we're going to try several "small meals" a day of the stimulant. (Like a diabetic would with food.) I'll let you know what happens. Hopefully the Dex will be easier on my system like some of you have reported.
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> Just a note -- back in my college days (I'm dating myself) "Dexatrim" was the diet pill on the market. I took it a few times and it knocked me out -- I was always very medicated and sleepy on it. My pdoc said there was about 30 mg. of Dexedrine in it!!! I can't believe they used to sell that over-the-counter. No wonder I felt so horrible on it.
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> Take care all,
> cindy
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This is interesting, what your doc said about metabolizing fast, and chashing out? Can you say a little more about this? Do you mean, you metrablize very quickly?I've never heard of this explantion, but I experience the same problem.
A small about makes me feel good for about an hour, and then it's lights out. More doses can often make me almost comatose with the need for sleep. These days, dex almost acts as a tranqulizer, and higher doses do not help.
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