Posted by Paulbwell on December 6, 2005, at 6:45:11
In reply to Re: PsyDoc switching from 80mgs Rit to 40mgs Dex-What, posted by med_empowered on December 6, 2005, at 5:37:14
> personally, I found amphetamines to be "smoother" than ritalin. I dont know how your meds are dosed, but mine was a Ritalin LA capsule in the AM, then a Focalin tab in the early afternoon. Its probably the smoothest combo you can put together (for ritalin), but it still isn't very smooth. Amphetamines were smoother and the "come down" was smoother, barely noticeable after a while. If you have depression, you might find amphetamines a little more helpful than Ritalin. I mean, you'll still be unhappy, just higher-functioning unahppy. You may need to adjust the dex, though. I went from 60mgs Ritalin to 40mgs Adderall, then up to 60mgs/adderall. I'm not sure how Ritalin--->dexedrine conversions go. Here in the US, its pretty common to do 1:1 switches, so 90mgs Ritalin=90mgs Adderall, for instance.
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> Good luck!Thanks dude, Adderall seems to be very widely used in the USA. WE only have Dexamphetamine (Dexedrine) 5mg IR tabs here so....
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