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  • BDD Moderators: Keif’ Richards | negrogesic

Adderall dose should I use less?

Xxjake5000

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I started taking Vyvanse without a prescription (80mg a day in the morning) for a few weeks. No need to get into the whole story but to cut to the chase I got a prescription for an ADD prescription. I thought I was taking Adderall so that's what he gave me opppps. Anyway he gave me 20mg add XR once in the morning. I have been taking 40mg (2 of them) instead everyday for a few weeks now. I assumed 2 would make me feel better than one but today (and I did this once with Vyvanse in the past and noticed the same thing) I took one and it makes me feel better. I didn't take any at all yestarday. So is less better for me? Maybe because 20mg is effective and has less discomfort than 40mg? Or am I just glad to be back on it after a day. I also entend to chew a 2nd one in an hour or so just to see if it will boost me more.
 
Feel better? Your seriously using amphetamines not just once in a while but DAILY? I truly feel bad for your heart. Anything that "boosts" you stresses out your heart stop killing yourself man if you must do use amphetamines dont be a fuckin addict and need to be high all day every single day only weak people are like that and they die young
 
Feel better? Your seriously using amphetamines not just once in a while but DAILY? I truly feel bad for your heart. Anything that "boosts" you stresses out your heart stop killing yourself man if you must do use amphetamines dont be a fuckin addict and need to be high all day every single day only weak people are like that and they die young

damn, take it easy

as for jake, your doc prescribed you only 20mg a day because he/she probably knew that's the dose that would help you the most
 
Chronic amphetamine use is something I know all too personally, and the above commenter was right to point out the quite obviously wretched poisoning of the mind and body with any substantial and regular use. However, if you must take them everyday, and I seriously wouldn't - you will regret it much, one day; but, yes, if 20 mg makes you feel better than 40 mg, than such higher doses ought to be avoided. At least cutting your dose in half will result in less of a toxic effect, albeit still there.
 
If 20 mg feel better than 40 mg, don't take 40 mg. Why would you want to do more drugs and cause more harm if it doesn't feel as good? And by good do you mean it helps more with ADD or you just like how it feels? If you mean ADD, go with your doctor's dose, because he'll know how to treat your ADD better than you. If you care more about the other effects than helping with ADD tho, you should figure out your dose yourself, but keep in mind a higher dose is more dangerous and your doctor probably wouldn't give it to you. Too high of an amphetamine dose can be worse for your ADD than a smaller dose, but all other effects will be more effective at a higher dose. There are lots and lots of short-term side effects of adderall and vyvanse though, so too high of a dose will probably be unpleasant. These include anxiety, rapid thoughts, paranoia, rapid heart rate, energy, difficulty sleeping, loss of apatite, weight loss(directly, the loss of apatite is a different thing), dehydration, limbs "falling asleep", OCD-like symptoms, decreased sexual sensitivity, difficulty getting an erection, penis shrinkage and hardness while flaccid, difficulty urinating, and feeling lightheaded (I probably forgot a few too). So if your experiencing any of these and unsure why, it's probably the adderall and vyvanse, and you probably won't get them or they won't be too bad at 20 mg, which is another reason why a lower dose would be more pleasant. You really need to be careful with addiction if you don't have any other sources of adderall and vyvanse. If your doing double your prescribed dose, you'll run out before your next prescription, and if your addicted you'll go through withdrawal. The amount you're using is definitely dangerous for developing an addiction. Chances are you're already addicted. What you're doing is definitely not safe. Also, don't chew them, parachute them (the adderall, it doesn't work for vyvanse) ( http://www.bluelight.org/vb/threads/72622-Parachuting-Your-Pill-New-Method-of-Ingestion )
 
What is your goal here Jake? Do you have ADD and need the drug to function better or do you want to get high? Your premise about the 20mg making you feel better because the 40mg gives more side effects seems entirely reasonable if you are using Adderall therapeutically. If you are just looking for a buzz, you probably just over did it and need to work your way up to tolerate higher doses. But be careful. As mentioned amphetamines can be rough on the body no matter why you take them. For treatment, it should always be the lowest dose that is effective. For fun, well its like anything else. Take too much without tolerance and you will feel like shit, simple as that. You can always take more, but cant undo what has been done if you start too high.
 
Feel better? Your seriously using amphetamines not just once in a while but DAILY? I truly feel bad for your heart. Anything that "boosts" you stresses out your heart stop killing yourself man if you must do use amphetamines dont be a fuckin addict and need to be high all day every single day only weak people are like that and they die young

>snip< You can be constructive with much more tact and less shaming.

OP. I agree completely with Kitty's advice. It really depends on whether you're seeking to treat your ADD or get an amp high, tweaked out feeling.

The side effects are normal either way, especially short term.
 
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If 20 mg feel better than 40 mg, don't take 40 mg. Why would you want to do more drugs and cause more harm if it doesn't feel as good? And by good do you mean it helps more with ADD or you just like how it feels? If you mean ADD, go with your doctor's dose, because he'll know how to treat your ADD better than you. If you care more about the other effects than helping with ADD tho, you should figure out your dose yourself, but keep in mind a higher dose is more dangerous and your doctor probably wouldn't give it to you. Too high of an amphetamine dose can be worse for your ADD than a smaller dose, but all other effects will be more effective at a higher dose. There are lots and lots of short-term side effects of adderall and vyvanse though, so too high of a dose will probably be unpleasant. These include anxiety, rapid thoughts, paranoia, rapid heart rate, energy, difficulty sleeping, loss of apatite, weight loss(directly, the loss of apatite is a different thing), dehydration, limbs "falling asleep", OCD-like symptoms, decreased sexual sensitivity, difficulty getting an erection, penis shrinkage and hardness while flaccid, difficulty urinating, and feeling lightheaded (I probably forgot a few too). So if your experiencing any of these and unsure why, it's probably the adderall and vyvanse, and you probably won't get them or they won't be too bad at 20 mg, which is another reason why a lower dose would be more pleasant. You really need to be careful with addiction if you don't have any other sources of adderall and vyvanse. If your doing double your prescribed dose, you'll run out before your next prescription, and if your addicted you'll go through withdrawal. The amount you're using is definitely dangerous for developing an addiction. Chances are you're already addicted. What you're doing is definitely not safe. Also, don't chew them, parachute them (the adderall, it doesn't work for vyvanse) ( http://www.bluelight.org/vb/threads/72622-Parachuting-Your-Pill-New-Method-of-Ingestion )
Oh shit it makes your dick smaller and makes it so u cant even have full erections that alone would be enough for me to rarely want to touch any amps. If ur just trying to feel good then opiates dont affect your dick size and u can sleep that night
 
Oh shit it makes your dick smaller and makes it so u cant even have full erections that alone would be enough for me to rarely want to touch any amps. If ur just trying to feel good then opiates dont affect your dick size and u can sleep that night

right, because opiates have no effect on erections ??
 
OP I take adderall and other adhd meds daily and I've noticed adderall is stronger after I skip it for a day but after that tolerance drops slowly. Also if 20mg is enough for you don't take 40 because your tolerance will climb more quickly and soon you will need to take 40. If your using it to study or something like that try skipping weekends or days you don't need it; it will help your tolerance a lot and reduce your risk of medical issues. If your taking it to get high then you should stop the high won't stay there long and your putting yourself at risk. Occasionaly recreational use should be fine just not every day.
 
Feel better? Your seriously using amphetamines not just once in a while but DAILY? I truly feel bad for your heart. Anything that "boosts" you stresses out your heart stop killing yourself man if you must do use amphetamines dont be a fuckin addict and need to be high all day every single day only weak people are like that and they die young
Good lord, 40 mgs isn't even the max dose for kids who take it every day for years.
I don't think his heart is going to explode.
 
Good lord, 40 mgs isn't even the max dose for kids who take it every day for years.
I don't think his heart is going to explode.
Yeah 40 isn't very high I take 60 and unless he has preexisting health problems his heart won't explode, but it's still bad and the lowest dose possible would be best in long term. ( I wouldn't prescribe a child 40 though unless he had narcolepsy)
 
Doctors are taught to always prescribe the minimum effective dose of any drug. So if 20mg of Adderall XR works for you with fewer side effects to boot than 40mg, then by all means take 20mg. This is common sense.
 
I'm prescribed up to 60 mg a day and most days I only take 20mg. Unless it's a very long day when I need to be productive the whole time but where I'll probably lose focus at some point so I take the first 20mgs when I wake and the other 20mgs in the afternoon, assuming I know it's a night I can stay up late and don't need to go to bed early.
 
Only if you're talking about heavy doses and decades of abuse, which is not what 40 mgs a day is.
I've been on different ADD meds for ten years, most of them stimulants, and I see a cardiologist yearly and I'm just fine.
If he takes them as prescribed he shouldn't have any problems, everyone has already told him to stick with what the doctor recommended.
 
None of us are getting out of this world alive anyway. A little amphetamine could very easily contribute more positives than negatives to a person's life.
 
None of us are getting out of this world alive anyway. A little amphetamine could very easily contribute more positives than negatives to a person's life.
Whenever i used vyvanse the following depression completely outwieghed the euphoria that it gives u at first. And being tweaked out isnt fun at all anf not shuting the f up. Opiates have no comedown except for next day morning naseua.
 
Did you ever think that maybe you just don't respond well to stimulant drugs? I've never had the depression you're describing. On the other hand I've never liked opiates even prescribed by a doctor for pain, all they do is make me sleep and then leave me hungover.
 
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