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Question for you - Xevious

Posted by BekkaH on July 25, 2002, at 5:54:40

In reply to Re: 3Beers Effect-Question for you on Dexedrine, posted by Xevious on July 25, 2002, at 0:11:40

Also note that my previous comment about the CNS/PNS stimulation effects of d and l isomers is very subjective and not, to my knowledge, a scientifically proven fact. As you pointed out, each individual's chemistry is different. Adderall tends to be preferred by the majority of ADHD folks, though my subjective opinion is that non-hyperactive folks like myself are underrepresented in such studies.
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Xevious,
Are you sure that the CNS/PNS stimulation issue of the d and l isomers is only subjective and not scientifically proven? I've read about this in so many places, including some psychopharmacology texts, so I'm wondering whether it is just subjective.

As far as Adderall being preferred by the majority of ADHD folks, I think one reason for that is that it has been so aggressively marketed in recent years. Adderall is the exact same chemical composition as a drug called Obetrol that is no longer available. Apparently it was a diet drug. Shire Pharmaceuticals bought the rights to the drug, renamed it, and aggressively packaged it for the ADHD market. The name "Adderall" has much less of a stigma attached to it than the name "amphetamine," "Dexedrine," or any of the previously available formulations (such as the above-mentioned Obetrol). By the way, my psychopharmacologist believes that of all the psychostimulants, Dexedrine is most effective for depression.


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