Posted by laima on February 28, 2007, at 22:33:06
In reply to Re: generics, posted by jonathanupr on February 28, 2007, at 21:33:25
Wow, thank you for some interesting insight from " the other side"!You know, I was suspicious that part of the difference could be with the dex- I responded quite well to a dexedrine trial once in the past- very mood brightening, calm, smooth and steadyfor me. In a way, the Shire reminded me a bit of dexedrine.
How interesting that you've thus found Barr smoother, and I the opposite- Barr choppy and Shire super-smooth. And for me, I deteriorated after a couple weeks on Barr, but Shire stayed consistently great all month long.
Well- maybe indeed there is a difference around the dexedrine content of the two versions, or at least in the way it's set to release, and perhaps some people respond to the different types of amphetamine differently. Personally, since I found Barr quite agitating for about 45 minutes-1hour as it kicked in and at other moments, I would speculate that that l-amphetamine isn't good for me- and perhaps Barr does have more of it, or releases it differently than the Shire did. That would explain a lot to me, if true.
Wow, well thank you for a most informative and enlightening post. If Barr's new brand version proves unsuccessful for me, I think perhaps dexedrine might be the thing to try.
Choices are good though, wouldn't you agree? We each get to use then what's tweaked a way to be best for us.
ps- doesn't sound like you'll have to wait long for Barr to get an extended version, from the sounds of the news reports.
> Funny that everyone reacts differently to meds.
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> I'm on the thank god there's a Barr form of Adderall. In taking the Barr tabs my OCD and irritability aren't even close to the intensity of 'em that I experienced in taking the Shire form of Adderall.
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> from my experience in taking pretty much all the stims out there (from Desoxyn on down to Focalin), I'd say the biggest difference between the Barr and Shire versions lay within the Dexedrine content within each versions. I can definitely feel the Dexedrine in the Shire form (which I don't prefer at all), and there seems to be less Dex in the Barr form and possibly more L-amphetamine (which I have much better success with).... its this or the absorption rate of the Barr form is just a bit different (possibly absorbed quicker, more lipid soluable, though it doesn't seem as addictive/habit forming as Desoxyn seemed). The Shire form definitely lasts longer, around 3 to 4 hours per tab, where as the Barr form lasts 2 to 2 1/2 hrs. I don't mind popping 5 mgs every 2 to 3 hours, not a big deal as I've grown accustomed to it. Big thing I experienced on the Shire version was a big kick of euphoria once I took it (around 1st 2 hours of XR dose, and then after that I was pretty much going down-hill from there in my ability to concentrate....what I like about the Barr version is that it's pretty even keeled all the way through, as I feel the same way on the first dose as I do pretty much on the last dose). I look forward to the Barr version of the extended release capsule.
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