Stimulants Adderall Dosage and Tolerance Question

[CookieJoe221]

Hi all,

I'm prescribed adderall 20mg IR and ive been taking them recreationally (mostly on weekends only) for a few years now. Usually I snort it in dosages of 10-15 mg at a time and usually try to not go over 60 mg in a 24 hour period or 120 mg in a weekend. I wanted to know is what is more likely to cause tolerance issues, taking higher dosages (ive seen people on here talking about doing 50-60 mg in one dosage or the way im doing it doing 10-15 mg every 3-4 hours. Also from a harm reduction point of view as well. Which is worse. I don't tend to do it for the high as much as i do it for the energy.

Also im not sure if it matters but I'm in my early 30s, I workout 5 days a week, eat pretty well during the week, drink a lot of water, sleep fine most of the time, take vitamins and supplements. Thanks in advance!

 

[sekio]

I'd expect that multiple smaller doses would cause slower tolerance development because they produce lower peak blood levels of amphetamine. Certainly it is safer from a HR perspective because you can always stop redosing if you don't like the effects. A bigger dose has a possibility for a more unpleasant experience.

 

[CookieJoe221]

I'd expect that multiple smaller doses would cause slower tolerance development because they produce lower peak blood levels of amphetamine. Certainly it is safer from a HR perspective because you can always stop redosing if you don't like the effects. A bigger dose has a possibility for a more unpleasant experience.

Is an amount like that something you would see as could become a long term problem? I use on the weekends for energy because i go to sleep early during the week but I dont really think about it that much when I'm not using during the week except being paranoid about its health effects

 

[CookieJoe221]

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[GetMeOutOfThisCRAP]

I have long since accepted that I absolutely cannot control my adderall usage. I take way too much and am usually zombied out for two days in a row lol. It still hits beautifully. My tolerance hasn't really raised much and it's been 3 years now. I don't want to think about what I've done to my body nor do I honestly care lol YOLO! If you eat right and take care of yourself the adverse side effects are much less noticeable.

I don't know if I'm an isolated case... I can take a whopping (insert shameful dose here that sends me to planet TWEEKTRON) or a simple 20 milligrams. It still feels really good and is very effective. I don't think it's like something per say like... oxy where you eventually don't feel a god damn thing. I don't go through withdrawals like you were concerned about because I eat my medication in 2-4 days and then live like a normal non-veggie person. It really is a soft narcotic. I'm sure it's ruining my body and brain.... but at least I ain't on meth. Please do not lecture me on adderall abuse lol. I will eat them anyway baby.