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Adderall Tolerance

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AbraMontague

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Well I have been diagnosed with ADHD and have just started taking adderall. I need it daily just so I can study and pay attention in class. But I do like to occasionally catch a buzz from it. Does tolerance invariably develop to small-moderate doses of amphetamine (the euphoric effects I mean)? How large of an amount do you need to take and for how long to notice tolerance? And how long do you need to abstain to get rid of it? Would it be possible for me to get a buzz off of it over the weekend and still be able to take the normal amount during the week and get symptom relief?
 
You need some more info here - maybe amout of mgs you are perscribed per day. How many times a day you are perscribed to take them them. How often you take them for recreation!
 
With the Ritalin (10mg's/3-times per day) I've noticed that yes, you do build a tolerance to small amounts. If you don't catch a buzz to often with to much of your script you should be ok. The first time I took it, I just got hyper, but eventually it just starts to work properly and you don't get buzzed: you get 'normal'. Just don't kill your script in one sitting or even over a couple days and you should be ok. I haven't done that in a while and I've noticed that the effects with moderate recreational use are at about a constant.
 
Adderall tolerance develops quicker than ritalin tolerance for me. I can take the same dose once per day for about 4/5 days without developing too much tolerance, but then I need 2-3 days off to get back to close to ground zero. If I take it twice per day this time is pretty much cut in half and the time to get back to nearly no tolerance is doubled. It sucks.
 
Well, since I take 25mg twice a day (as prescribed), I guess it would take over a week of abstainence to get back to baseline. But seeing as how I have this huge bottle of 20mg Adderall's, it is a terrible idea to just take more? I took 40mg this morning and basically got NO buzz from it, just felt like my normal study dose, with a crappy headache about 6 hours after taking it.
Should I try 50-60mg? Do the bad side effects increase at higher doses regardless of your tolerance to the good effects?
 
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