Posted by twinch42085 on February 14, 2009, at 16:34:00
In reply to Question, Dexedrine Spans, takes a long time, posted by rjlockhart04-08 on February 14, 2009, at 14:54:24
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> Listen, My doctor has be Dexedrine Spansules, but for somereason....when i take it in the morning, i'm irrtible, and the "effect" of focus, does not take effect till the 2nd release of it 3 hours later.It doesnt almost do anything, until about 1pm when i am full "active".
> I lay in bed....after i take it, because i'm still incredibly tired. I dont know why...
> Maybe i was mistaken...but how does the release mechansim work...? i thought it was immiediate release "half" of 15mg, which is 7.5mg..then 2nd release 3 hours later.
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> And, it's wasteful. I take it, and just feel tired, yet, i do feel some "activation", it doesnt create a "psychostimulant" effect until later in the day. When i'm "fully" awake.
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> Vyvanse took 1hour to work, then it's wierd the way they made that medication, l-lyrosine+dextroamphetamine. It stayed in my system, but it wasnt active.
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> Help? is it digestive issues, because i do know, i have some kind of acid reflex, not bad, but once every 3 weeks, i throw this gross PI acid up. Don't think about it...yuk. I take Zantac.
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> Is there any absorbtion problems, or disorders?
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> i've looked it up on google, couldnt find "exact" reasons why, all sites say, it takes effect in 30min after taken. It does somewhat active, but it doesnt...create a focused effect, i go back to sleep, and dream "vivid" dreams. And this is dexamphetamine....
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> Anyone?
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> rjHi rj,
I know that acidic foods do affect the absorption of amphetamines, and something like your acid reflux wouldn't effect it since it only occurs every 3 weeks. The antacid can increase the absorption of the dexedrine, but this can cause dangerous serum levels of the medication.
As far as the focus goes I am not sure why it is not helping you more than it is. Dexedrine is straight dextroamphetamine which is a CNS stimulant, and not CNS/Peripheral like Adderall. Maybe spansules are not a good idea since you are not getting what you're looking for. Try immediate release, or talk to your pdoc about trying something different.
I am on 20 mg of Adderall XR. It works very well in allowing me to focus and it lasts for at least 6 hours with my metabolism.
Do you take Dexedrine everyday?
Twinch :-)
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