Posted by Ame Sans Vie on August 22, 2003, at 17:08:46
In reply to Re: equivalent doses of adderall and dexedrine, posted by brender on August 22, 2003, at 16:55:17
> Thanks!
Not a problem. :-)
> So now my question is--to you or anyone who knows--can I experiment with lesser amounts by dumping some out of the capsule? The bottle says "swallow whole; don't crush..etc." I know there is some mechanism behind the time release part that is different in different drugs. I'm sure that I couldn't do it exactly, but if I dumped out approximately one third, would I have a good chance of getting a similar effect to 10mg, or would the time release part be too much of a variable? (This is the generic dextroamphetamine ER, btw.)
I'd definitely recommend against trying to achieve a lower dose that way, because for all you know, you may end up removing most of the immediate-release beads from the capsule and thus wouldn't feel any effect from it until several hours after taking it.
One thing that may help though is to take a large dose of powdered ascorbic acid (vitamin C) along with your Dexedrine (I suggest the powdered form because the tablets don't absorb as efficiently). Vitamin C (which is acidic) decreases the effectiveness of dextroamphetamine, while sodium bicarbonate (baking soda), which is basic, *increases* it's effectiveness. So I'd suggest trying maybe 4 grams of vitamin C with each dose of dextroamphetamine and then increasing or decreasing the amount as necessary.
By the way, I also take Dexedrine Spansules (the generic, dextroamphetamine sulfate SR) and I find they work WAY better than Adderall and a little better than Desoxyn.
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