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Posted by opal on December 4, 2002, at 5:43:25
Could anyone tell me how long dexadrine spanules last? I am on regular adderall right now but it tends to make me keep to myself so I was going to ask my doctor to swithch me to dex. or adderall xr but I don't know how long dex last. Also does anyone have a problem with adderall affecting your sex drive, I mean not wanting sex. Please help if you can. Thanks, Opal
Posted by tancu on December 8, 2002, at 20:55:35
In reply to Dexadrine spanules or adderall xr. Also sex drive, posted by opal on December 4, 2002, at 5:43:25
hi opal...I have no experience with dexadrine spanules, but I'm glad you asked about it...
I've been taking generic adderall for nearly 2 yrs now--to combat fatigue caused by parkinson's disease...I'm familiar with the "keep to myself" phenomenon of which you speak...I feel like it's an extension of the increase in my ability to concentrate while taking adderall...concentration is an "internal" state that logically excludes or limits external stimuli...so it makes sense that we could easily spend lots of time caught up in our own thoughts and feelings...
actually, I'm very pleased with these effects because they tremendously help me to stay focused while I'm at work...ya see, without the adderall the parkinson's really slows me down physically--which leaves only my cognitive abilities to compensate for my lack of physical control...as I rely on cognition to aid my waning physical abilities I reach exhaustion very quickly...the adderal helps tremendously because it not only improves my concentration, but it also speeds me up a bit physically...
a 10mg adderall contains 2.5mg Dextroamphetamine Saccharate, 2.5mg Amphetamine Aspartate, 2.5mg Dextroamphetamine Sulfate, and 2.5mg Amphetamine Sulphate (taken from www.rxlist.com)
I include this info to show that these dexadrine spansules that you've mentioned may in fact already be present in the adderall...given that adderall contains two "dextro" amphetamines I'm wandering if these are the same amphetamines found in "dexadrine spanules"...
by combining the 4 slightly different amphetamines into 1 adderall tablet I expect that a "synergistic effect" is attained--that is to say that the individual effects/benefits of one component is increased because of the effects of the other 3 components..."synergism" is therefore a critical consideration for developers of the compounds that we ultimately find in our pprescription bottles...IMHO a good doc will consider "synergism" when prescribing any meds...I have often wished that I could experiment with the "amounts" of the various amphetamines found in an adderal tab...
it's kind of strange that adderall seems to diminish your sex drive...if you can somehow get past this cerebral/cognitive blockade and go ahead and "concentrate" on having sex, you may find it to be the best sex you've ever had...amphetamines heighten the senses--even the sense related to having sex/making love...perhaps you need only to redirect your concentration away from 'whatever' and towards your physical self and your lover's physical self.
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