Posted by Laree on March 7, 2004, at 19:06:59
In reply to Re: ADHD meds FRUSTRATION!!! pls help!!, posted by scott-d-o on March 6, 2004, at 17:21:19
Scott,
I need something in an immediate-release form; do they make Dexedrine in immediate-release form?? I have an appt. w/my pdoc tomorrow. do you have any other helpful suggestions for me? I fear that when I tell them about the problems I've had with Ritalin (along w/the minimal effect it has on my ADHD, it also gives me marked anxiety, stomachaches, nausea, etc...) they may yank me off of Ritalin, not put me back on Adderall, and then goodness only knows what will happen! To be honest, they do not seem that well-versed with ADHD meds anyway...maybe it is time for me to find a new pdoc...pls. write if you can currently think of anything that may be helpful to my situation, though! thank-you so much!
Best,
L.
> I don't think a pdoc would have much objections with trying dexedrine.. after all, adderall is like 3/4 d-amphetamine anyways. I was on adderall first, then ritalin. Ritalin was making me anxious so I told my pdoc I'd like to try the dexedrine spansules since they were now available in generic and much cheaper than adderall XR. he had no problems with this. It ended up that I didn't care for the ancient release mechanism of the spansules and went back to the adderall XR after all. There really is not much difference between adderall and dex except the adderall may have a few more peripheral side effects since the l-isomers of amphetamine tend to act more in this fashion (this is why l-methamphetamine is still the active ingredient in vick's inhalers.)
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> It's funny how vick's misspells levo-methamphetamine on the package (they spell it "Levmetamfetamine"). I guess they think people are less likely to realize it's related to the evil street drug crystal meth?)
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> scott
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