adderall while taking a break from MDMA

[lafc_17]

Im not sure if this thread belongs here, but here it goes. I am going to a show today and am on a break from MDMA. I have 2 20mg tablets of generic adderall that i wanted to try at the show instead. I have only taken adderall once and it was about a year ago. basically what im wondering if adderall would effect the duration of my mdxx break. does it make any difference because they are entirely different drugs. I have used mdxx pretty irresponsibly in the past and i really want to start using in a much more responsible manner. any information would be greatly appriciated

 

[JimSteele]

Id make sure that you allow sufficient time between your most recent roll and your amphetamine use. Also, Id make sure to allow sufficient time between your amphetamine use and your next roll. Overall, one time use of amphetamine doesn't mean that you have to reset your MDxx countdown.

 

[lafc_17]

good to know. i NEVER use amphetamines. this is the second time ever (the other time was adderall too). thanks for the input.

 

[neurotoast]

With Adderall being an amphetamine and you probably not having ADHD taking it wouldn't be a good idea cause you may be taking a different chemical but being in the same class as MDMA it doesn't allow re-uptake on neurotransmitters. Your serotonin receptors and transporters will be fine but you are frying the hell out of your dopamine, your going to probably feel depressed because whenever you are very low or depleted of dopamine (not just serotonin even thought adderall doesn't cause release) it causes you to feel like crap. I'm telling you this because I can relate to your situation because I was once in it too and believe me dropping +40 mollies in a month and rolling about 20 times in a month can really wreck your brain. P.S. For quicker recovery and to promote good brain health (because MDMA will turn your memory to that of a potato after a while) I take a supplement which is a precursor in your brain to the production of serotonin known as 5-HTP and I also take Focus Factor which is a formula of vitamins and minerals. I am also drug free and dude I would recommend it because everyone has their fun with drugs and shit but being clean is an amazing feeling, you will be doing yourself and your body a favor, and when you take drugs out of your life you will most likely end up doing other things and have stuff to show for it in the long. Best of luck man and be safe.

 

[thelastclubkid]

With Adderall being an amphetamine and you probably not having ADHD taking it wouldn't be a good idea cause you may be taking a different chemical but being in the same class as MDMA it doesn't allow re-uptake on neurotransmitters. Your serotonin receptors and transporters will be fine but you are frying the hell out of your dopamine, your going to probably feel depressed because whenever you are very low or depleted of dopamine (not just serotonin even thought adderall doesn't cause release) it causes you to feel like crap. I'm telling you this because I can relate to your situation because I was once in it too and believe me dropping +40 mollies in a month and rolling about 20 times in a month can really wreck your brain. P.S. For quicker recovery and to promote good brain health (because MDMA will turn your memory to that of a potato after a while) I take a supplement which is a precursor in your brain to the production of serotonin known as 5-HTP and I also take Focus Factor which is a formula of vitamins and minerals. I am also drug free and dude I would recommend it because everyone has their fun with drugs and shit but being clean is an amazing feeling, you will be doing yourself and your body a favor, and when you take drugs out of your life you will most likely end up doing other things and have stuff to show for it in the long. Best of luck man and be safe.

well the part about dopamine is correct... but its a bit more tricky than that... e.g. MDMA works primarily in the serotonin pathway, and its also a mild dopamine releaser... with adderall it works only in the dopamine pathway but not the serotonin path.. adderall does act on the dopamine path in the same way MDMA does the serotonin path.. e.g. it attached to the DAT 1 neuron and causes it to reverse and pump all dopamine out into the synapse.. so adderall use over time is neurotoxic in the same way MDMA is but only on a different receptor group...

so from a strict harm reduction standpoint, if you take adderall when out in place of MDMA, it will allow your serotonin system to recover but your dopamine system takes a hit instead... you would actually be far better using cocaine (which acts as a dopamine releaser/reuptake inhibitor).. its less neurotoxic over time (not to say it doesnt come with its own problems obviously)...

so its all a bunch of trade offs.. technically the best advice to follow is the tried-and-tested wait 60 days between rolling and do not do any drugs that work on either serotonin or dopamine... this puts you in the best condition for an optimum roll... but if you wanted to do something then a mild dopamine releaser would be your second best choice.. and of course take it easy even with that too...

 

[lafc_17]

i ended up taking only 40mg of adderall at the show. It was great for the show but definitely a one time thing. thanks for all the help everyone!