Posted by Dave001 on December 31, 2004, at 21:35:18
In reply to Re: Adderall, posted by anxiety_free on December 15, 2004, at 1:05:39
> hey! Your doc does sound ignorant, but my guess would be that s/he just gave you refills without thinking; my doc, i know, will occasionally make little errors like that b/c of overwork. Anyway, don't fret about the DEA classification thing. Here's the deal with adderall and other amphetamines: for a long time, they were MUCH more available and used for add, depression, lethargy, weight loss, and just about anything else where a stimulant might help. They were also used in combo drugs such as Dexamyl (sedative+amphetamine combo). Problem is, there were addiction problems, diversion of the drugs, abuse of the drugs, deaths, etc. Then came along the speed freaks of the late 60s and BAM! the amphetamines were restricted to class II to prevent over-use and diversion. In terms of safety...just take as directed. Used properly, amphetamines can be great, and I personally think your doc was right in giving you an rx for adderall (20mgs is a low dose, BTW). If you like it, all you'll probably have to do is call your doc a few days before you run out and remind him/her to give you a new script...that's how my adderall is handled. If your doc is nice, s/he might give you several scripts at once, each one dated a month after the other...this makes life easier for everyone.
Some states in the U.S. allow prescriptions of more than one month for schedule II substances. I think it is 3 months here in MA.
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