So, I've been using low dose Dexadrine (prescribed, instant release) WAY too much for a few months now. I didn't take in on Monday and did not notice WD, but I was on Kratom so maybe that could have masked it.
Before that, it had been about a month before I'd gone a day without.
I think about a month ago I went 2 days in a row without any and did not have WD, but I have used it most days for the past 4-5 months since July or August, which honestly makes me nervous cause that's too much...
BUT...I never dose more than 10mgs, and a considerable number of those days I only dosed one time, which only lasts 4 hours, but many of them I also dosed 2 or 3 times.
So it's not like I haven't had PLENTY of time throughout those months when I have not actually been on it since it doesn't last all day long, but the thing is, I don't know how long it lasts in the system, so that's why I figure I will need to go several days IN A ROW without to be sure I am not physically dependent, so that is my plan.
So that's what I'm wondering: 1) If I am able to 5 days in a row without taking any and don't notice any withdrawal symptoms, would that be enough time to know if I am physically dependent?
2) If I DO notice certain WD symptoms, but then I just continue to go without until they are no longer noticeable, do you think that would also mean I was no longer dependent and had gotten over it?
I won't ask if anyone thinks I am physically dependent now as no one can know, but me personally, I think it is more psychological than physical.
I know people CAN and have gotten some bad Dexadrine/Adderall/Vyvanse dependencies, but they are generally not the norm, and my psychiatrist even said that many of his patients use it 5-7 days a week and notice no WD when they stop....and my average dose is about 5mgs which isn't THAT high, even though I do sometimes go up to 10.
3) Also, how long does instant release Dexadrine stay in the bloodstream?
How long would I have to go before it was no longer in my body?
(Edit: I just read that the half life is 12 hours and 5 half lives = out of the system, so it seems like it would be out of my blood stream in about 56 hours or 2 1/2 days give or take.
That would SEEM to indicate if I can go TWICE that amount of time without taking it without WD symptoms I'm probably not dependent right?
Thanks
Before that, it had been about a month before I'd gone a day without.
I think about a month ago I went 2 days in a row without any and did not have WD, but I have used it most days for the past 4-5 months since July or August, which honestly makes me nervous cause that's too much...
BUT...I never dose more than 10mgs, and a considerable number of those days I only dosed one time, which only lasts 4 hours, but many of them I also dosed 2 or 3 times.
So it's not like I haven't had PLENTY of time throughout those months when I have not actually been on it since it doesn't last all day long, but the thing is, I don't know how long it lasts in the system, so that's why I figure I will need to go several days IN A ROW without to be sure I am not physically dependent, so that is my plan.
So that's what I'm wondering: 1) If I am able to 5 days in a row without taking any and don't notice any withdrawal symptoms, would that be enough time to know if I am physically dependent?
2) If I DO notice certain WD symptoms, but then I just continue to go without until they are no longer noticeable, do you think that would also mean I was no longer dependent and had gotten over it?
I won't ask if anyone thinks I am physically dependent now as no one can know, but me personally, I think it is more psychological than physical.
I know people CAN and have gotten some bad Dexadrine/Adderall/Vyvanse dependencies, but they are generally not the norm, and my psychiatrist even said that many of his patients use it 5-7 days a week and notice no WD when they stop....and my average dose is about 5mgs which isn't THAT high, even though I do sometimes go up to 10.
3) Also, how long does instant release Dexadrine stay in the bloodstream?
How long would I have to go before it was no longer in my body?
(Edit: I just read that the half life is 12 hours and 5 half lives = out of the system, so it seems like it would be out of my blood stream in about 56 hours or 2 1/2 days give or take.
That would SEEM to indicate if I can go TWICE that amount of time without taking it without WD symptoms I'm probably not dependent right?
Thanks
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