Posted by may-b on August 14, 2002, at 15:11:48
In reply to ritalin, posted by katekite on August 14, 2002, at 12:13:49
Hi Kate
Thanks for the detail on your response to Ritalin and to dexedrine.
Today I forgot to take the dex in time so I didn't take any -- the result is I am low in motivation. Which is a drag since I have a lot of work to do...
> For me Ritalin is predictable in effect: every time is the same. I don't feel any extra energy,
This would be great. Something short acting that is predictable. A window of functioning time.
> I had trouble sleeping after taking dexedrine: I felt like it lasted 12-14 hrs and then a rebound.
This sounds familiar.
> I wonder if you would get the same thing with the short acting dexedrine -- maybe somehow the slow release mechanism of the spansules is not releasing the drug smoothly for you but more in spurts?"Spurts" would describe it. Thanks for the suggestion re short acting dex.
> I'm very sensitive to stimulants in general and found 2.5mg of Ritalin to be enough. If I took 5mg my pulse and BP would go up by more than I found comfortable. So since I only take 2.5 mg of Ritalin at a time I can not switch to a long acting one like Concerta as they do not come in doses that low.
I tend to be sensitive too so it is good to know about the very low doses of Ritalin.> My pdoc recommended trying the shortest acting versions of each stimulant to see which was the best, then moving if possible to a longer acting equivalent. While I like Ritalin the best, if I need energy I take Adderall instead -- so it's possible to end up finding that no one stimulant is 'best' in every regard.
Thanks, Kate. This was a big help.
-may-b
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