Posted by jackstraw232 on September 20, 2002, at 18:14:25
In reply to Wellbutrin comparison to amphetamines, etc., posted by PattyG on April 3, 2000, at 12:13:48
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> Commonly used stimulants for ADHD include dextroamphetamine (Dexedrine), methylphenidate (Ritalin), methamphetamine (Desoxyn) and pemoline (Cylert).
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> There are and have been efficacious drugs for the treatment of ADHD," Sallee said. "Principally, these are stimulant medications. They have been around for more than 30 years, so much is known about their efficacy and safety," he said. "They are joined by medications with less than proven efficacy, but which nonetheless have some degree of substantial documentation, such as tricyclic antidepressants, adrenergic agents, the reuptake inhibitors of norepinephrine and serotonin and the mild reuptake inhibitors of dopamine, such as Wellbutrin [bupropion]."
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> Questions: (1)What about Adderall? (I guess I thought that was more frequently prescribed than Desoxyn or Cylert)
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> (2) What are adrenergic agents?
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> And my main question: (3) What, if any, commonality is there between the amphetamines and Wellbutrin? Would they have the most similar "characteristics" (with particular regard to side effects....i.e. - seizures)?
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> Would someone get right on this, please?:)
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> If you are really interested in finding out about the similarities between amphetamines and "buporion," the active compund in Wellbutrin, all you need to do is GOOGLE!I, personally do notice a similarity in the effects and I can tell you that many doctors marvel at Wellbutrin's similar chemical structure to amphetamine--well not that close, but close enough--personally I like the stuff.
I am curious if it is safe to mix Wellbutrin with Adrafinil, and see how uppidy I get.
This world is information, so the better and more efficent means one can find to retain information (safely of course), the better.
Stay away from methamphetamines, they just make you really horny, and rot your brain.
If anybody know whether Adrafinil shows up on urine screens, please post their knowlege. Thank you and "Babble-On!"
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