Dexedrine / general tolerance

[elpro]

Took my first 10mg dose of prescribed Dexedrine with amazing results in terms of mood, motivation, and energy. I ONLY took it once. I then waited 4 days before taking it again, in hopes that it would be just as good for a specific day. It was not. Not only did a single 10mg dose fail to reproduce anything close to the same effects, but I (perhaps stupidly) took probably 3-4 further doses throughout they day, and STILL did not get to even close to how I was on the very first dose on the first day.

I did, however, get pretty nervous, nauseous, shaky, and a very rapid heartbeat, after taking those additional doses.

So...

1) Can you really build up THIS MUCH of a tolerance to this after only a single dose, one time? Or is something else at play here?

2) On another note, is it just possible to have a brain/body that naturally becomes tolerant to most drugs extremely quickly? I've never rolled as hard as I did the first time I took a single pill, no matter how many I took or how many months were in between, and I've wondered if perhaps I just naturally become tolerant to things nearly immediately.

 

[Cane2theLeft]

This is better suited for the basic drug discussion forum so I'll send this over there. Welcome to BL! If you have any questions about the forum, feel free to PM me any time.



--->BDD

 

[TheFDA]

There's simply no possible way you could have developed THAT strong of a tolerance to Dexedrine THAT fast. Of course, every substance effects every individual differently & all that... But, still, it's not possible. Something else definitely is at play, although I unfortunately have no good ideas as to what.
If you're prescribed these pills, DEFINITELY talk to your doctor about what's going on as soon as you can.

 

[elpro]

I'm also taking Strattera. My doctor says he's seen good results when combining the two, but I also read somewhere that Dexedrine and Strattera try to use the same pathways or something, and that they actually don't work well together... Is this true? If so, could that maybe be why I didn't feel much of the Dexedrine?

 

[sarahsweets]

This is just me but my metabolisim is so fast that I often have to take more of a drug to get the desired effects thus building a tolerance quickly. I just take a few days break between things in hopes that it works but it doesn't always bring down my tolerance. Hope this helps

 

[Korn3x]

your first initial dose of ADD medication is going to be the best. it will never be like that again. you can't take the medication trying to chase the high. it was meant to help you concentrate for long term effects. you can't expect to take something every day and get high each time with the same dose.

if you take a break from it you'll get a decent high if it's been awhile, but nothing compared to that first time.

if you want that high again, get yourself some good coke.