Posted by winter on July 23, 2002, at 19:39:11
3 Beers Effect,
I have been searching through nearly every relavent post for the last year looking for useful information regarding side effects of Dexedrine. As so far the most useful information has come from none other than yourself. However, all the information I have found has been indirectly realted to my question and I have not been able to find enough information to piece together to answer it myself. Thus I have decided to just ask you and hope that you will respond to me in a timely fashion. I am asking you directly as I have noticed that you semm to have a pletheroa of information at hand that has originated from extensive reasearch.The side effects that I am concerned with have been albeit typical side effects. Nausea, Light headedness, dizzyness, headache,feeling like one cannot breathe, cramps in the arms and legs as wells as through the chest and randomly elsewhere, Feeling of vague numbness in hands and feet. These occur not all at once but in various combinations. They also occur in "waves". You are fine for a while then a side effect wave comes on for any where for 10-45 minutes. Negligble in the morning, begin being noticible in afternoon and become progressivly worse into the night. There isn't anything critically wrong with me. After this had been happening for two days I got fed up and went to the ER. Nothing wrong. Anxiety or medication reaction they say.
Here is some more background. I have been taking Dexedrine end of May. Began having side effects on the 18 of July. List of meds:
Dexedrine: 10 mg Span 10mg reg AM 10 mg reg PM
(since friday decided to decrease dose;10span5reg AM 7.5mgPM, Tuesday 10span5reg AM 5mgPM)
Topamax:75mg AM
Superlowdose BirthControlPils: AM
Zyrtec:10mg(stopped taking 3wks ago)
Allegra: 180mg(took for 4 days, few days after stopped started feeling bad, suspicion might be associated with side effects; ie allergic reaction to allegra)Health in general: Sex F Height 5'5 Weight 183
BMI:46(awful) Blood Pressure before and after Dex:110/72 Pulse:92(too high, i think)Reason for taking Dexedrine; Idiopathic hypersomnia and ADD. Topamax=Migraines. Antihistimines=urticaria.
There is a background for you to hopefully elimnate the need to back and forth questions and answers.
Now to get to my point; In a post from June 5, 2002 Originally entitled "Pricing of Ritialin Dexedrine and Adderal, Whats up?" You replyed to a post by nightlight. In your post you spoke of peripheral side effects and which different forms of Dexedrine and other stimulants were more likely to cause these according to the literature.
Once upon a time I was highly inteligent then I became severly depressed and in those years I think my brain rotted. Also though the Dexedrine genrally helps with the hypersomnia is only occasionally helps with the ADD. Today is not one of those days. I very much want to fully understand what you were trying to get across because I know it has some relavance to my situation. I need to revaulate my dosage and I feel that this information you have provided will be of use to me as well as information that I have read in others posts regarding blood levels and coparisons between the various stimulants. Perhaps you could expand on this post for maand clean it up a little and explain some terms such as "isomer". Thank you.
I know everyone is different and we all have unique chemistrys and will react to meds differently. However your research and knowledge can give me some starting ground and perhaps help circumvent all the trial and error whilst trying to eliminate these side effects I am feeling. So anything you know about how the dexedrine and all its various forms work(I am not eager to try a differnt stimulant yet) that might help myself and my doctor figure out the correct dosage would be quite helpful. Thank you.If you are wondering, since I have lowered the dose of the reg Dex pills I haven't noticed a signifigant improvement. My instincts are telling me that two spans a day will be better since in the after noon when I take just the reg is when I begin to feel lousy. Initially I began taking just a span in the morn and I had mini crashes at three and then I would fall asleep at 7 so I need a second dose.
Thank you.
poster:winter
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