Posted by Racer on November 8, 2008, at 20:59:48
In reply to Re: A overall review on dextroampetamine, read...., posted by rjlockhart04-08 on November 8, 2008, at 10:34:39
Sorry, but there are several things in this I want to comment on:
>> Dextroamphetamine increases my mathematical skills,
No, your math skills were there, and are as good or bad off meds as on -- perhaps you are better able to concentrate on math, but the drug can't magically increase your skills. Your math skills are as good or as bad as they are, because YOU WORKED TO LEARN THEM. I think it's important to take credit for what we've accomplished, rather than giving credit away. I got very good grades in algebra, for instance -- yes, I had good teachers, but you know what? I got very good grades because I worked very hard to get them. (And, of course, because I happened to love algebra. Too bad I didn't love calculus, huh?)
>>because i've concluded low doses stimulate only to a certain extent of the brain, D2, not D3.
What are you basing this conclusion on?
Speaking of Ritalin, you wrote:
>>it suppressed emotions and just caused focus, it didnt really have the stimulation amphetamine does.I've said before, and I will say again here -- in setting my doses for stimulants, the main criteria is that I -- and others around me -- are aware of the benefit, but I do *not* feel stimulation. If I am feeling stimulation, I know that my dose is too high.
>>constant admistration of Amphetamine can cause dopamine and serotonin degrugulation.
I am assuming you mean "dysregulation," and that's correct. In fact, that's one of the warnings my doctor has given me -- he's concerned that at some point, if my catecholamines become too depleted from the stimulants and other meds I'm on, I might get his with the mother of all depressive episodes. It's a valid concern, although any medication requires a pretty complex risk/benefit analysis.
And finally:>>I believe i have more d2 receptors, because any dose, even 40mg staight itself, causes "mind stimualtion" but not "get up and do stuff" i can lay in bed and think about things of life, i've fallen asleep on amphetamine many times before.
I'm not sure how one would come to this conclusion. The "get up and do stuff" is behavioral, not biochemical. If you're lying in bed, thinking about "things of life," then you've chosen a behavior.
Just for the record, I only respond to your posts because I am concerned about you. I have seen a lot of change in you over the years -- much of it for the better. (In fact, I was thinking of you this evening in my car -- the CD I was playing has a song on it called "I'm Your No. 1 Fan." I looked for it on YouTube for you. No joy.) I worry that you think I'm criticizing you, rather than expressing well-meant, even affectionate, concern for you.
I can't remember -- have you ever seen a psychologist?
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