Posted by Hattree on August 15, 2002, at 8:57:30
In reply to Developing Tolerance to Stimulants Re:Ritalin, posted by Temoigneur on August 15, 2002, at 1:51:34
> Hi, I take a very high dose of anti-depresssants, and a dose of zyprexa - without a stimulant I'm hard pressed to motivate myself to fry an egg.
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>So If I kept have to up the dose of dexadrine, could I at some point switch to adderall - or provigil - then back to dexedrine and get the initial effects I got from the dexedrine?>I find that it helpes a little to take a few days off from all-day dex...works best if I take no pstims at all, but even with a little adderall or ritalin to get me through it helps some. How long were you using the dex before you started to max out? A break of a couple of weeks would probably get you back to where you started.
All in all, I think stimulants are a devil's bargain, at least for me. Are the cheerful, focused, high energy hours really worth the inevitable crash? Not sure, but I keep taking them and my pdoc keeps prescribing them.
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