Posted by Sarah T. on September 26, 2005, at 19:51:36
In reply to Adderall, tolerance, manic treatment, posted by pseudoname on September 26, 2005, at 12:00:31
Hi pseudoname,
That was a very interesting and helpful post. I benefited greatly from Dexedrine until I developed a tolerance to it. I wish that I had taken it as judiciously as you are taking Adderall. Actually, I did handle things fairly well, but it pooped out anyway. I wish I had received better guidance from my pdoc on how to stave off tolerance. I got most of my information from this site, but not until after I'd already experienced some poop out.
I believe that some of the tolerance I experienced may have been due, in part, to my unruly female hormones. Towards the end of the time that I was on Dexedrine, I had to take estrogen for a week or so for a gynecologic problem. During that brief period on estrogen, I found that I required MUCH less Dexedrine. Several years ago, I read an abstact about women requiring much lower doses of amphetamines when they were on estrogen. Nevertheless, with all the bad news about estrogen lately, I have no intention of going on it for any length of time, not even after I'm in menopause. I'm not sure how I'll manage when I reach that point.
Anyway, I admire the care and restraint with which you are using Adderall. I am bookmarking your post.
Sarah
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