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Posted by Baxter I. Travenoli on April 12, 2011, at 15:43:59
Currently I take 60mg Adderall regular - not xr - daily. I take one 30mg tablet in the am and the next whenever.
I think I might do better taking 120mg daily - one 30mg every 4 hours as needed - to a maximum of 4x30mg a day.
Is it reasonable?
I plan to take this to my doctor.Thanks for your input.
Posted by Christ_empowered on April 12, 2011, at 16:28:09
In reply to adderall dose adjustments, posted by Baxter I. Travenoli on April 12, 2011, at 15:43:59
I've never met anyone w/ an adderall prescription quite that high. One of my friends took 90mgs, and his doctor straight up told him she wasn't going into the triple digits.
That said, I don't know. I'd be concerned about euphoria, manic reactions, psychosis, and cardiovascular problems at such a high dose, but I don't know that the risks are that much higher than your current dose (I'm not a doctor or anything).
Even if it might help you, I don't know that many doctors would give it the OK. I'm not saying this to discourage you, but I am saying that doctors are only generous with controlled substances up to a certain point. When you reach a certain point, doctors start to worry about addiction, dependence, drug-seeking behavior, etc.
If your doctor doesn't give it the go ahead, have you considered alternatives to augment your current dose of Adderall? I took Tofranil-PM once upon a time, and although it kind of made me angry (turns out, I'm bipolar), it doesn't do that for a lot of people. The Tofranil+amphetamine combo boosts the actions of both drugs and increases the concentration of amphetamine in the brain, which I guess is kind of like a dosage increase (?) .
Anyway, good luck to you.
Posted by Baxter I. Travenoli on April 12, 2011, at 22:55:23
In reply to Re: adderall dose adjustments, posted by Christ_empowered on April 12, 2011, at 16:28:09
That was my concern. Thank you for your feedback.
I only considered this position because I read on this site a professional response to a similar inquiry. The response was that the highest daily dosage that the professional was familiar with was in the neighborhood of 160 to 180mg daily.
They mention that the weight of the patient is a factor. Now this posting was made back in the late 1990's. I was looking for a more recent verification.
thanks again.
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