Posted by pseudoname on September 27, 2005, at 9:45:33
In reply to Re: Adderall, tolerance, manic treatment » pseudoname, posted by Sarah T. on September 26, 2005, at 19:51:36
Sarah,
Thanks for your kind words. I think the restraint I'm showing with Adderall is partly due to the fact that the XR version has a good time lag between taking the capsule and when it kicks in. I haven't shown such restraint with, say, caffeine. Coffee hits me within minutes of drinking it with a warm, fuzzy, feeling. So I drink more. Then an hour later, I try to get that warm fuzzy feeling again with another cup. Then the next morning, even though I *KNOW* from years of experience that caffeine won't give me hardly any buzz 2 days in a row, I'll drink 4 cups trying to get it! And the next day. Yuck.
But Adderall XR takes 1-2 hours before it hits me so whatever part of the brain is responsible for dependent consumption doesn't seem to be able to make the connection between those little orange pellets and the improved feelings. I think Dexedrine and regular Adderall release more amphetamine immediately. (Is that correct?)
It sounds like you've been off Dexedrine and Adderall for a while. A drug holiday of several weeks may be enough to completely re-set your systems. Maybe you could try Adderall again -- just sure to get the XR version. ;)
Also, I don't expect Adderall to do much for me except leverage me out of the worst suicidal despair. My other significant depressive, emotional, mental problems are pretty much untouched by it.
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