Posted by KaraS on July 25, 2005, at 0:30:03
In reply to Re: Dexedrine spansules - generic by BARR, posted by alohashirt on July 24, 2005, at 22:15:39
> > FYI, here's an interesting post on the generic version that I just purchased. Maybe you tried only the generic IR or you didn't try the BARR generic version of the spansules? (Ignore the title of the post.)
> >
> > http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20040127/msgs/307389.html
>
> I've had the opposite experience. For a few months I had the
> Malenkrodt generic spansules, which were OK, then the drug store started providing Barr generic, which seemed much less effective.
> Next month I asked my doctor and he wrote Dispense As Written so they gave me brand name Smith Kline dexedrine XR spansules and these are much more consistent.
>
> Problems:
> 1) If I take it too late (after 2.00pm ) I find it hard to sleep
> 2) It raises my blood pressure which I now have to treat
>Sorry to hear about your blood pressure problems. Do you mind if I ask you how much dexedrine you take daily and how much it raised your blood pressure? Does it raise blood pressure directly or does it do so by increasing heart rate?
k
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