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Adderall
I haven't had any problem getting the instant release form of Adderall. My pdoc writes the Rx for Adderall; the pharmacy fills it as a generic instant release (amphetamine salt combo). Adderall XR is still under patent and so there's no generic. The IR is much cheaper.
I've been taking the generic IR for about 8 months. Except for the initial appetite suppression, I've had no side effects with it. I don't experience a hard crash either. I also don't feel any need to take greater dose to get the same effect (ie, tolerance to the medication). I started on 10 mg twice a day and had it increased to 15 mg twice a day; I've been on that dose for months. In fact, my monthly supply lasts over a month because I don't take it every day or don't take it twice a day. Sometimes I have taken 30mg, but I don't develop a need to keep taking the higher dose; I just go back to 15mg.
I don't think it necessarily has a higher potential for abuse. Some research suggests drug abuse is less prevalent for people who take stims for ADHD (as opposed to those with untreated ADHD); drug abuse can occur because a person is trying to self-medicate to alleviate symptoms of ADHD (or other issues like anxiety and depression).
To find info on Adderall IR try searching 'adderall and generic' or 'amphetamine and ADHD' or 'adderal ir'. I don't think there's an offical patient assistance site for it because it's not under patent and available from many different companies as a generic. But info on it can be gleaned from various sources.
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Last edited by KatzMeow : 5 May 2008 @ 4:01 AM.
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