Posted by jealibeanz on February 14, 2007, at 4:00:13
In reply to Re: Metabolism and Controlled Release Drugs » jealibeanz, posted by laima on February 13, 2007, at 21:22:23
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> Would your Dr. go for adding a dose of regular ritalin in the afternoon, do you imagine? If you get up at 5am, it's really getting on in the day then for you by afternoon. Or if Dr. finds that too complex, do you think he/she would consider letting you simply try 3 doses regular instead of 2 LA? Personally, I always thought that the regular lasted just about as long as the LA- though no one ever believed me. And I found it overall more effective. Possibly you might also?I think he'd go for immediate release, and probably at least 3 times a day, more if I need it eventually for academics/school. I'm lucky enough to have only a 12 credit load right now... with all but one courses online.... a far cry from the 11 grad courses all on-campus last semester, so I can afford to have these bad days where I sleep a lot.
He added a 4th dose of Xanax when I told him 3 weren't lasting long enough.
I have no trouble believing that IR can last as long as LA. If the long-acting portion is the part you aren't metabolizing well, that makes sense. I can't imagine the med lasting much shorter than the few hours is get from LA.
Which stims are best for concentration/energy without crashing? I'm hearing conflicting views regarding Focalin and Ritalin. I have major GAD too (thus, the Xanax), but find coffee very calming, so I know stims can relax me if it's the "right" one for me.
Adderall made me sick... up/down/hot/cold... muscle clentching... anxiety... until I very quickly went into a horrible horrible depression and onto Effexor XR! I don't know if I had Adderall XR, but for some reason a dose of 12.5mg sticks in my head. I think I may have been taking it twice a day, but I could be wrong. The last time it was prescribed was October 2005.
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