Posted by alohashirt on September 8, 2005, at 21:40:41
In reply to Re: Two weeks of Focalin XR ( dexedrine, acetyl-l-ca.. » alohashirt, posted by theo on September 7, 2005, at 23:19:47
> > After two weeks I must say that I am very happy with Focalin XR. I have had a better quality of focus than with Concerta, especially in the morning, and there hasn't been so much of the "thinking in a rut/zombie brain" sensation that I sometimes get with Concerta. The F ocalin XR does not lats as long as Concerta and it is cleraly front-weighted more than the Concerta and less smooth. I am going to try and replace the dexedrine with Focalin XR and see how that works.
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> I'm glad you posted. I was wondering as I have a scrip for Concerta 18mg that I may call my doc and have him switch to Focalin XR (10mg)? for a trial. If using 18mg Concerta, would 10mg be the right starting dose for Focalin XR?
>10mg would seem stronger. I believe 36mg Concerta is appeox equal to 30mg Metadate CD (same older XR technology as Focalin XR or dexedrine XR) and approx equal to 15mg Focalin XR. This would suggest that 18mg Concerta ~ 7.5mg Focalin.
> When you say less smooth, do you mean throughout the day or just wearing off? How much sooner would you say it wears off than Concerta?
If you look at the two graphs below, the periods indicate effectiveness of Focalin XR whilst the @ sign represents the effectiveness of Concerta. You should copy this into a texteditor using a monospaced font like Courier to see the graphs. I will need to supplement afer five hours.
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