Posted by lars1 on February 8, 2005, at 6:09:25
In reply to Re: Just 21/2 wks ofAdderall and effects diminishi » lars1, posted by CareBear04 on February 7, 2005, at 19:35:12
> thanks for answering, Lars. have you compared them to the XR?
Yes. The prescribing info says that, for example, taking 20mg of the XR is equivalent to taking 10mg of immediate release (IR) and then another 10mg four hours later, and that's pretty much what it felt like. I could definitely feel the second dose kicking in sometimes. It wasn't a smooth continuous release through the day. Personally, I prefer the IR. With XR, you're pretty much stuck with that schedule, and it's also inconvenient to divide the capsules if you need to. With the IR, I had the flexibility to take, say, 10mg first thing in the morning, then 5mg three hours later, then 5mg another two hours later. That schedule seemed to work a little better to avoid "crashing," which for me was an unpleasant feeling of anxiety and dysphoria.
Lars
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