Methylphenidate (Ritalin) on the other hand only blocks the re-uptake of dopamine and to a lesser degree, norepinephrine.
Amphetamine does indeed trigger more dopamine production. I forget the exact mechanisms but it releases dopamine due to making the re uptake channels working in reverse, it inhibits its metabolism by lowering mono amine oxidase in high doses and triggers more production of dopamine. I think this is all on Wikipedia with citations anyways.
Above poster must be getting shit-on coke to say it is subtle lol.
i guess you mean the opposite
even cocaine, which imo is a very subtle stim, has more affinity for NET than DAT
wiki should confirm that
Methylphenidate is most active at modulating levels of dopamine and to a lesser extent norepinephrine.[95] Methylphenidate binds to and blocks dopamine transporters and norepinephrine transporters.[
While both amphetamine and methylphenidate are dopaminergic, it should be noted that their methods of action are distinct. Specifically, methylphenidate is a dopamine reuptake inhibitor while amphetamine is both a releasing agent and reuptake inhibitor of dopamine and norepinephrine. Each of these drugs has a corresponding effect on norepinephrine which is weaker than its effect on dopamine.