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Posted by ed_uk on December 31, 2004, at 18:34:52
If you've taken 2 or 3 of the above drugs, how did they compare in terms of.....
Duration of action of each dose?
'Crash' at the end of the day?
Peripheral sympathomimetic side effects?
Onset of action after each dose?
Any other differences?PS. Please tell me whether you were taking the immediate release or modified release!
Thank you,
Ed.
Posted by Cairo on January 1, 2005, at 0:40:17
In reply to Adderall versus Dexedrine versus Ritalin, posted by ed_uk on December 31, 2004, at 18:34:52
Dexadrine had the worst crash in my daughter - she became very aggressive. None of the long acting psychostims were as good for attention; she needed the upswing of the dosing curve for a good effect. Ritalin LA didn't work well, Concerta not as well as plain Ritalin, but we had to dose Ritalin every 3-4 hours and taper her down in the afternoons with 1/2, then 1/4 tab to avoid the afternoon crash. Some people do well with a single, low dose of Ritalin in the AM to get them on track. It's very individual. At my daughter's LD school, kids were on every medication, dose, frequency, combo that you can think of.
For further reading:
http://neuro-mancer.mgh.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/forumdisplay.cgi?action=topics&forum=ADHD&number=7
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/462703_print
www.medscape.com (do a search for "ADHD")Good luck!
Cairo
> If you've taken 2 or 3 of the above drugs, how did they compare in terms of.....
>
> Duration of action of each dose?
> 'Crash' at the end of the day?
> Peripheral sympathomimetic side effects?
> Onset of action after each dose?
> Any other differences?
>
> PS. Please tell me whether you were taking the immediate release or modified release!
>
> Thank you,
> Ed.
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