Posted by kiddo on February 10, 2002, at 21:04:49
In reply to Not to scare you or anything... » kiddo, posted by Jason911 on February 10, 2002, at 19:06:31
1.) Are you a physician?
2.) How did you obtain this information?
3.) How do you 'know' what lies down the road for me?
4.) Why should I just take your word as if it were law?
I appreciate your 'recommendation', however, the problem I have with this is that I don't know who you are, and vice-versa. Even if you were a physician, I wouldn't take your recommendation at face value because you don't know me, my history or anything about my illness/disorder(s).
I very rarely visit PB for this reason. People seem too eager to accept another's word regarding medication, perhaps self-medicating, self-diagnosing, and/or altering their current medication without regard to THEIR situation, illness, and the possible repercussions of their actions.
I prefer to leave that up to my pdoc, his expertise, and the fact that he's known me for over 6 years, knows my illness, medical history, reactions/allergies, and has many years of experience and education to back his decisions.
People don't realize that (over) generalizations, posting incorrect/incomplete, and/or inappropriate information regarding to another person could cause not only needless panic, worry, but could cause someone to make a wrong decision that could be life-threatening or even fatal.
However, I do appreciate the thought-
Kiddo
> Well, in some people, it just takes longer (sometimes 2 or 3 years) before they realize a higher dosage is needed to get the same effect or that no matter what reasonable dosage is used, they get no effect anymore and experience withdrawl symptoms. Things have gone great so far, but you should know what lies down the road (could be a long road, but) every human brain (unless taking another medication to help this and even those are questionable) will produce tolerance. It's our brains way of responding to the constant onslaught of amphetamines. To put it more simply, amphetamines (especially dexedrine or adderall) trick the brain into doing a certain thing and eventually the brain figures this out and tries to counter-act this. Damage to dopamine cells are not uncommon after continued amphetamine use (5 or 10 years down the road) and especially not wise if you're over 40 as this occurs naturally in people with age and could potentiate this. Adderall WILL catch up with you. It could take 4 or more years but will still occur. I would recommend low-dose (5mg) selegiline (Eldepryl) to protect your dopamine cells from neurotoxicity and it could possibly prolong it's effects (as well as your life) over a longer period of time. God bless, -Jason911
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> > I said I HAD been off it for months at a time. I take 20mg daily and have for over a year. When I met my pdoc I had enough meds to start my own pharmacy. However, with the help of my husband and pdoc, that isn't the case anymore and hasn't been for the past 6 years.
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> > Again, I take Adderall everyday, however there have been times when I've ran out and couldn't afford to pick up the scrip, and went without it; at times a few days, a week, or even a month....and do tolerate it without withdrawal.
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