Posted by Dave001 on December 24, 2004, at 17:26:47
In reply to a complete rundown, posted by zeugma on December 21, 2004, at 15:56:19
> Ritalin LA: At dosages of 20 mg/day or less, discernible effects only in the presence of Provigil. At 30 mg/day (once in am), a little more awake, a little less need for caffeine, truly horrible crash about noon (I typically take it at 6:30 am, so Novartis' claim that this is a once-a-day med is either false or I am an exceptional case). To remain functional through the afternoon, I have to take another 30 mg at
I don't think you are an exception at all. I have the same problem with stimulants: the effects are ridiculously short-lived by comparison to the "standard" range of duration usually cited. I think that one of the main problems is that most often, the duration of therapeutic activity seems to be determined by the monitoring of hyperactive behavior in children, based on reports from parents, teachers, and physicians, etc. However, adults are much more conscious of their state of mind and alterations to it. That, not to mention metabolic differences between children and adults, may partially (or wholly) account for the discrepancies in reported durations of action.
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