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What time do you take your last dose of dexedrine (taken too late it causes insomnia)
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| ChrisH 2005-02-03, 11:02 am |
| I have just started on dexedrine and am having very good results.
I want to know: what is the latest time you take your last dose?
Also: if a 5mg dose of Dexedrine only lasts for 2 hours, then should I
take a 5mg dose every 2 hours (or should I take a 10mg dose which might
last for 4 hours)?
Would appreciate the advice.
(ps we don't have adderall in England)
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| Raving Loonie 2005-02-03, 11:02 am |
| ChrisH wrote - " if a 5mg dose of Dexedrine only lasts for 2 hours"
Personally, I find that Dexedrine is retained a lot longer in me.
Subjectively, speaking, 4 to 6 hours. I am quite 'sensitive' to it and
don't use much. I use Dexedrine to adjust the effects of Ritalin whose
effect wears off much more quickly, even the delayed release "talcum
powder" coated pill variety of Ritalin (methiphenidate).
R.L.
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| Emma Anne 2005-02-03, 11:02 am |
| ChrisH <chris.holland16@btopenworld.com> wrote:
> I have just started on dexedrine and am having very good results.
>
> I want to know: what is the latest time you take your last dose?
>
> Also: if a 5mg dose of Dexedrine only lasts for 2 hours, then should I
> take a 5mg dose every 2 hours (or should I take a 10mg dose which might
> last for 4 hours)?
> Would appreciate the advice.
>
It varies quite a lot for different people. I take regular
methylphenidate (Ritalin) and I take it four times a day - every four
hours. It does not keep me awake, even if I take it soon before bed.
You just have to experiment and find out what work for you. Every two
hours is unusually often, though.
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