Posted by jonathanupr on March 1, 2007, at 20:50:45
In reply to Re: generics » jonathanupr, posted by laima on February 28, 2007, at 22:33:06
choices are definitely good
you may have luck taking 1/4 to 1/2 of a Barr tablet and 1/2 to 3/4 of a Dexedrine tab to try and find the right ratio that worked for you in the Shire form (this could turn out to be much more cost effective for you in the long run as well). If Dex seemed to do the trick for you, and L-amphetamine doesn't do much good for you, then you may want to just give dex a try. What I know for me was that when I took Dex, I had some hellacious rebound, piss and vinegar (though it gave me a bit more drive).
People definitely react differently to meds, given their make-ups. One individual could be more in need of dopamine and the other individual could be in more need of nor-epinephrine.
From the research I've dug up, Dexedrine (also dextro-amphetamine) primarily triggers the release and re-uptake of dopamine, where as L-amphetamine primarily triggers the release and re-uptake of nor-epinephrine (which would give reason for the Barr winding one's body up more than one's mind....Barr definitely hits my body much more than Shire's form did). Other stims such as Concerta and Focalin seem to do much more towards the dopamine networks as well, the latter 2 seemingly more reuptake than catecholamine release (my main sign of this is when my OCD gets exacerbated greatly when on Dex & Concerta, and other dopamine agonists and reuptake inhibitors, versus NRIs and NE agonists).
hope all turns out decent
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