Posted by utopizen on September 30, 2003, at 17:05:26
In reply to Re: Adderall and long term brain damage, posted by Pete C. on September 30, 2003, at 3:17:36
I'm very skeptical about why the study cites Adderall over, say, Benzedrine (although it's not marketed anymore) which is closer to it or Dexedrine, or why Dexedrine might not be so damaging. Adderall's just an amphetamine, it's a little unique, not that unique...
And Shire is NOT making billions from a drug with a generic competitor, that's ludicrious. I never understood why pharmacies even bother to carry brand names, how many patients actually ask for them? They have to go out of their way to ask their doc to write for a brand name. And for me, it's the difference between a $5 and $30 co-pay. It would all be placebo if I did get a brand name, the difference.
Anyway, Germany does not lead the world in psychopharma, neuroimaging isn't that advanced, and they can just barely tell if you have HOLES in your head at this point when it comes to neuroimaging. If they are trained enough to catch holes. Entire holes. You're talking about a slight chance of a certain dopamine receptor being affected by a certain brand of a certain mixture of amphetamine salts. And they then can also prove that a certain supplement is protective against this certain damage? Um, yeah, I'm certainly skeptical. Sounds like the professor is a quack who's paranoid of big pharma.
> This was a medical report from germany that i found online and translated. I tried to find something similar in English but the response I got from a medical professor was that companies are making billions on this drug so you're doubtful to see negitive opinions about it.
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> The article wasn't about low dopimine level it was that over time Adderall has been proven to strip the protective coating off dopime receptors even though adderall brings the dopime levels up to normal if one was to go off adderall at a point in their life they would find it harder later because dopamine receptors would be damaged. But it listed a suppliment you could take that replaces the low chemical in the brain for the dopimine receptor coating thus protecting them while taking adderall. This was in german and didn't translate. I found the page randomly and can't get back to it. Since it was on a school computer the history gets wipes at night when they automatically reformat and install the OS over again. (To prevent changes that could effect other classes or illegal programs from being on for long term).
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