Posted by paulbwell on November 22, 2005, at 19:24:12
In reply to Re: Adderall dosage!, posted by med_empowered on November 22, 2005, at 6:30:48
> hey! OK..I think I misunderstood the situation. A *good* shrink should probably recognize the severity of the situation and go up on the Adderall...I mean, I took Adderall for similar stuff (ADHD+treatment-resistant depression, possibly of the bipolar type) and I was given 60mgs/day..I was 20 at the time, and I've never done ECT. A GP, though, isn't likely to want to go that route; they might write adderall rx's for adhd, but they aren't big on doing the more "experimental" side of psychopharmacology...you'll need a psychiatrist to do the RXing for that.
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> Sorry about your situation. Sucks, doesn't it? I hope this works out for you. If you can't get up on the Adderall, you may want to consider switching to or adding Provigil. Also, if you have high-blood pressure already, Desoxyn might be a good alternative (if your shrink is up for it). I say that just b/c Desoxyn uses lower doses, so there are usually fewer side effects. Good luck!Certainly there are lower doses used in Desoxyn-but this stuff is methamphetamine, the current scurge of society, so i'd be inclined to think again.
15mgs Adderall 2x daily is NOT excessive. I'v recently read of a patient who takes 3, 20mgs XR caps of Adderall 4x daily=240mgs Adderall. Yes i know a huge amount, but HE claimes he metabolises meds quickly, and this has been verified by his professional caregivers,. from 5mgs Adderall-240mgs-daily there is certainly a LARGE varation between patients and their responses-no?
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