Posted by 3 Beer Effect on March 22, 2002, at 0:42:05
In reply to Re: Dexedrine vs. Adderall pharmacology, posted by BLPBart on March 21, 2002, at 22:58:30
Your dexedrine spansules should work for a long time if you do the following: If you feel you are building up a tolerance then stop taking the Dexedrine for a week. You will probably be depressed, but can somewhat offset that feeling by drinking/taking lots of caffeine during that week. After about a week without a psychostimulant, be it Dexedrine, Adderall, or Ritalin you are just about back to square one & have no tolerance anymore.
If you keep asking your doctor to increase the dose, especially past 40 mg, he will probably get nervous & worry that you might be abusing your Dexedrine & then he will probably want to withdraw it altogether. Constantly asking to increase the dose (especially of a schedule II stimulant) is a classic sign of drug seeking behavior that doctors learned about in their medical school textbooks.- i'd say better to take the stimulant holidays once in awhile but don't say anything about the holidays to your doctor. When he asks you how the dexedrine is working say fine- it helps mood, concentration blah blah blah, but don't get too excited about it & say it is wonderful or he might be suspicious. If he asks about tolerance say that you haven't really noticed any.
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