Posted by Paulbwell on April 8, 2006, at 2:55:48
In reply to Re: ADD-Adderall or Dex?, posted by reese7194 on April 8, 2006, at 1:51:14
> xr is for pussies. no sorry. just joking. well sort of. it all depends on your body / metabolism / reaction.
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> some people take 10mg of adderall and get the reaction needed. others take 20mg. they even make adderall in 30mg. six years ago i was taking 30mg adderall a few times a day. but i've always had high levels when it comes to meds.
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> but i have not personally responded at all to the xr with the amphetamine meds. from concerta to adderall. though i can see the benefits. ideally it would make things much better.
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> but the best thing to do is have your doctor give you a very small prescripton of which ever is decided upon. take it and see what your reaction is. i think it would be terribly stupid for the doctor to write and you fill out an entire script of one the meds if you haven't tried it before.
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> like people have said before. everyone reacts so differently. ritalin made me almost hallucinate it exagerrated the sounds, vision around me. but adderall had no such effect. dexedrine i've always responded pretty neutral to.
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> from my understanding dexedrine, technically, is the quickest in and out of the system. i could be wrong on this. but again it all comes down to your own body.
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>I agree that XR doesn't appeal to many, many foks DON"T wan't 10-12 hours of effect from their pill, resulting in insomnia, etc.
I take IR Methylphenidate, and correspond with a lady 60 yrs~ who use to take 20mgs Ritalin 5x daily, but for the past 4 years has taken 4, 30mg IR Adderall tabs 4x daily=120mgs Adderall daily, with good results.
MANY folks like the flexibility of IR stims, for their health issues
Cheers
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