Posted by fachad on January 11, 2003, at 2:09:29
In reply to do people develop a tolerance to stims?, posted by cybercafe on January 7, 2003, at 0:24:23
> or can you take the same dose of ADD drugs forever?
Here's a thought I had a few months ago about tolerance to stims. The whole thread may be of interest to you:
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20020215/msgs/94906.html
> stims work fast, make you feel great,
They do work fast, but they don't always make you feel great. I personally think accepting the loss of the "feel great" feeling and continuing to derive benefits after it is gone is the key to years of ongoing usefulness of a fixed dose of stimulants.
> and have no side effects...
And as for "so side effects"...you are completely mistaken about that. They all make your blood pressure go up and your heart beat faster. They all can produce anxiety.
Ritalin makes me feel extremely gloomy and melancholy when it wears off...which is about every 2 hours.
Adderall was absolutely intolerable for me. It makes my heart race and gave me worse dry mouth than Elavil.
Dex is the best of the lot for me, but it still makes my heart race sometimes, and it makes me edgy, and easily prone to anger. Dex also gives me a peculiar dry throat that sometimes becomes sore.
> so what's the bad news?
The big bad news is that they are Schedule II Controlled Substances. That means you will have to hand-carry a hand-written prescription every month from your doctor to the pharmacy. No refills are allowed.
It also might make some docs suspect you of being a "drug seeker". There's a whole mess that comes along with that. For most it's not a problem, but it really could create a huge problem if someone had the right combination of bad luck.
There are plenty of posts here at PSB from people who have had trouble with docs because they "asked" for stimulants.
So I hope this answers your questions.
poster:fachad
thread:134770
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20030106/msgs/135280.html