Posted by kiddo on February 10, 2002, at 22:40:43
In reply to Not to scare you or anything... » kiddo, posted by Jason911 on February 10, 2002, at 19:06:31
I sent this message to my pdoc, and sorry, but he completely disagrees with you...and I must say not only do I agree with him (and did before he responded), but have to side with him because after all he did go to school, etc...
> Well, in some people, it just takes longer (sometimes 2 or 3 years) before they realize a higher dosage is needed to get the same effect or that no matter what reasonable dosage is used, they get no effect anymore and experience withdrawl symptoms. Things have gone great so far, but you should know what lies down the road (could be a long road, but) every human brain (unless taking another medication to help this and even those are questionable) will produce tolerance. It's our brains way of responding to the constant onslaught of amphetamines. To put it more simply, amphetamines (especially dexedrine or adderall) trick the brain into doing a certain thing and eventually the brain figures this out and tries to counter-act this. Damage to dopamine cells are not uncommon after continued amphetamine use (5 or 10 years down the road) and especially not wise if you're over 40 as this occurs naturally in people with age and could potentiate this. Adderall WILL catch up with you. It could take 4 or more years but will still occur. I would recommend low-dose (5mg) selegiline (Eldepryl) to protect your dopamine cells from neurotoxicity and it could possibly prolong it's effects (as well as your life) over a longer period of time. God bless, -Jason911
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> > I said I HAD been off it for months at a time. I take 20mg daily and have for over a year. When I met my pdoc I had enough meds to start my own pharmacy. However, with the help of my husband and pdoc, that isn't the case anymore and hasn't been for the past 6 years.
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> > Again, I take Adderall everyday, however there have been times when I've ran out and couldn't afford to pick up the scrip, and went without it; at times a few days, a week, or even a month....and do tolerate it without withdrawal.
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