Posted by alohashirt on May 4, 2006, at 21:31:38
In reply to Re: Desoxyn RXing, posted by utopizen on May 4, 2006, at 11:51:00
Here's the thing. Paul, and a couple of others have suggested that desoxyn is a superior stimulant, and is less "periphirally exciting" I would imagine that desoxyn and dexedrine are similarly stigmatized yet dexedrine is clearly more commonly prescribed. My doctor tells me there is no research supporting the idea that desoxyn is more effective and that his own experience with patients has not supported that idea.
If there is a consistent positive advantage I would expect that to be apparent. So what gives?>
> > I know you and I agree about one thing.
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> > Docter/Specialist, scrrip 'Desoxyn' is one of the rarest and lest scripted medications around.
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> > Cheers
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> There's absolutely no published literature in any peer-reviewed journal that has ever documented the therpeutic disadvantages for prescribing Desoxyn.
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> Unlike anti-epillepsy drugs, where there's "first-line" and "second-line," psychostimulants do not have this.
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> This is purely anecdotal, and is not based on any rational practice whatsoever.
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> My doctor prescribes me Desoxyn, and I asked if I could try Dexederine (I was curious, 'cause I hadn't had it in a couple of years).
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> He said, "Sure, if you want to switch."
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> I said, "Well, why is it less popular these days?"
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> He said, "Back when your parents went to school, Dexedrine had a reputation as a very abused drug. But it's really just like any amphetamine. They're all abusable."
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> He also said it's the same rationale for why Klonopin is prescribed over Valium. Doctors don't like to use brand names that family members will know anything about.
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> I like Desoxyn, because it's only in brand name, so no one, not even my parents, has any clue what I even use it for, or whether it is an antidepressant or an antihistamine or another version of Sudafed =)
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