Posted by kotsunega on December 19, 2007, at 17:50:47
In reply to Ritalin Dosage, posted by qbsbrown on December 8, 2007, at 16:29:46
> Everywhere i look, it says that 60mgs is the max dose. I don't feel any benefit unless I get to 90 or above.
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> Has anyone else experienced this?
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> I wonder if I add Provigil, that I might not need as much
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Hi,I tried Provigil - it was a total dud for me. My pdoc said she tried it, and it was a dud for her too. I too have to take high doses of either Ritalin or Adderall. I am a fast metabolizer with all meds, and that's why I take 30 (yes, 30) mg of Zyprexa each night in order to stay stable (I have a really nasty case of Bipolar I with psychotic features, and a side order of ADD). My doctor lets me take 120 mg of Ritalin, or 90 mg of Adderall XR. I switch between them when one or the other starts to poop out. Without my stimulants, I can't sit still or think rationally and seriously about my work or much anything else. I'd be fired within 2 weeks from my senior professional position without my drugs - and I have to take a very big cocktail to stay "normal" and function like other people. I've tried taking a stimulant med vacation to get over the tolerance problem, and I was a wreck from doing that, but you might try it, if your need for stimulants is not a major problem, and you just need to get past the tolerance or poop-out factor.
Merry Christmas!
K
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