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Re: Adderall and metabolism!

Posted by med_empowered on December 20, 2005, at 6:00:51

In reply to Adderall and metabolism!, posted by snapper on December 20, 2005, at 3:34:19

hi! I think adderall dosages vary **widly**, not just from person to person, but from general location to general location.

Example: When I lived in a large town/small city with lots of wealthy people (lots of old money, some new money), lots of upwardly mobile young professionals, and what not, my dosage was 60mgs/day, which was pretty standard--some of my friends who still live there take up to 90.

Now, where I live (rural, small town), 20mgs once daily is pretty common. 2X daily dosing is almost unheard of. Benzos are also dispensed less frequently (interestingly, atypical antipsychotics seem to dominate the landscape here).

I'd say that if you have a **good** shrink (neither over-conservative, nor a "Valley of the Dolls"-style doc), anywhere from 20-60 would be normal, with higher dosages going to some occasional resistant cases and lower doses being used for depression. The FDA recommends capping the dosage for ADHD at 40mgs, but thats a pretty rough guideline.

I dont know what to tell you about your tolerance. Adding provigil might help, if your doc is up for it. Total or partial Adderall Holidays might help; these are done pretty often with school-aged kids (for example, taking Timmy off Adderall over the summer). It seems to work for kiddies--it also seems to reduce the growth-hampering effects of the stimulants. My guess would be that something like that would work for adult ADD-ers as well, but your mileage may vary.

A partial reduction might work,too--trying out 20mgs/day, for instance, then working back up.


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