Hey guys, so recently i was prescribed adderall. My doc told me to take 1 5mg IR per day for a week then take them twice a day for two weeks. Taking one 5gm does nothing and even when taking two during the day or two at the same time im not getting any therapeutic effects. I have used it recreationally before but now im actually trying to benifit. When i take 20mg it feels like the perfect amount, but how should i go about telling my doc? Id be kinda pissed if i keep having to waste my time with such a low dose of the meds for another month or two before she finds the right amount. Will it be ok just to strait up tell her?
Just tell her your current dosage isn't really affecting you much and that you believe you would benefit from a slightly higher dose.
I'm new here, but have been using and abusing adderall since 2001. Tolerance builds indefinitely with adderall, as with most drugs. I've taken 120mg ir and felt next to nothing before, so you know..It appears as if adderall is new to you at a 5mg dose. I didn't even know it came that small.p You gotta take breaks. Now, I won't really mess with less than 90mg and I take it once a month or so on average.
You were prescribed a small amount, I would suggest asking to go up. I think your doctor wanted to start you off slow though, that's what mine did to me.
shit I used to smoke and shoot crystal meth, I'd have to snort like 5 of the 30mg pills to even feel anything
Yeah 5mg is the usual starter dose. Most doctors titrate upwards within the first two weeks of treatment. I'm on 20mg dexedrine twice daily which was scaled in the first week I started it. Simply tell your doctor the dose is ineffective at 5mg - and he/she will increase the dosage but over the course of a week or two. It's normal procedure, most people will stabilize and find the correct dose themselves. Just make sure you stay at your dose and whatever you do don't abuse it. It's therapeutic use will be ruined if you try to use it recreationally. Amphetamine tolerance never dissipates from experience - or well, it takes about a year at your correct dose to re-stabilize. I've been on 40mg daily for the past two years with no tolerance build up or therapeutic loss. Prior to that I did abuse the hell out of it (100mg+ daily for a month or two) and it took a long time to restablize on my dose. If you can't control the urge to use it recreationally then honestly I strongly suggest you don't take it. I also take at night time a ZMA supplement with chelated magnesium and ALCAR - perhaps this has helped me. I also take melatonin three times a week which I think for me has stopped a tolerance build up. It also is neuroprotective as amphetamine used for extended periods of time is toxic. Milk thistle also is useful for the liver and aids in metabolism of the mixed salts.
Thanks for all the advice, got it sorted out now 2 20mg a day one a few hours after the other seems to do the trick. I might get on some supplements to help with tolerance build up too like you mentioned. Ive been reading that the chelated Magnesium is what helps the best do you think you are actually gaining anthing from the zinc?
