Posted by Viridis on September 23, 2003, at 20:56:44
In reply to What is a low dose? » Zenclearer, posted by femlite on September 22, 2003, at 12:40:47
I take Strattera and Adderall (Adderall is similar to dexedrine). The typical "target" dose of Strattera for an adult is 80 mg/day, but (in my experience at least, and apparently that of many of my pdoc's other patients), this is definitely a drug to titrate up on. I think the lowest available dose is 18 mg; the starter packs I got contained 25 and 40 mg pills.
25 mg was fine, but each dosage increase (to 40, then 65 mg) caused mild nausea, muscle aches, and dry mouth. The symptoms lasted a few days to a week in each case, then went away (except dry mouth, which isn't too bad). You should be able to get samples of 18, or at most 25, mg to try. It's a good drug for me, but my pdoc agrees that starting at too high a dose can be very uncomfortable for a lot of people.
I take 10 mg Adderall/day (sometimes as little as 5 mg). This is considered a very low dose, but it helps. More makes me a bit irritable. I'm not sure about dosing for dexedrine, but I'm guessing the amounts would be similar, given that they're both forms of amphetamine -- Adderall is just a mix of four different amphetamine salts. The pills (Adderall, at least) can easily be broken if you want to try even less. Strattera comes in capsules and supposedly shouldn't be divided.
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