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Dexedrine or Ritalin, what do you prefer?

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Like I said before, different drugs do different things to different people. Your best bet is to try both of them (not at the same time, of course) and find out which one works better for you.
 
Thanks, Neighbor and yes, I am in the process of doing just that.

However I'm still curious about what Blue Lighters' general preference ratio is like and hoping along the way perhaps hear some people's explanation as to why they prefer one over the other. Simply "small talk" curious, that is all.

My guess is dex is more preferred. So far Adderall is kinda mellow and then gets me jittery hours later in the evening but I have not drawn any conclusion yet; I have another 40+ days to do that.
 
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I found this note written scribbled on a sheet of paper on the bus one day and it said;

"The stims I tried and prefer/or not for recreational / legit ADHD use;

Concerta 36mg= When taken for ADHD was smooth at first, good general focus, the comedown was light, but after a while (2 weeks+) becomes "unstable" (inconsistent) with me, as in sometimes it would work like I wanted it to and sometimes it wouldn't, it started to get me depressed more easily (added to my depression). "Recreationally" i couldn't see it working out, too much inconsistencies and "bodyload" after a while.

Ritalin = The only time I used "Ritalin" was when I "deconstructed" (broke down a 36mg Concerta tablet and found/took the methylphenidate within it and disregarded the rest ie. fillers, bindings, wax...etc) That was a hell of a time for me = good and bad. It took 20mins or so for me to notice any effect from the "newly acquired Ritalin" , it wasn't anything special, just the usual ( what you would expect of a normal "comeup" from any pharmaceutical stimulant but much lighter. After another 30 minutes or so I started to feel it kick in even harder now and it was pretty much at it's peak . I was at the peak for between 2-3 hours from what I can remember. Then the effects started to drastically diminish (the dreaded crash) was coming FAST. I was at baseline and feeling lower than ever (even more so than Concerta) within an hour after the peak. I was sipping Gatorade at the time and popped 1mg of Xanax which helped alot eventually, was still feeling the crash after the 1mg xanax though. So it was quite bad. Wouldn't really want to try that again unless I was desperate ( but the come up/peak was not bad actually)

Adderrall XR (Dosages between 5-10mg) = A bit better for me, for my ADHD it helped more so than Concerta / "Ritalin" . In therms of "focus" it had more of a generalized focus effect, i wanted to focus and do everything rather than concentrate on one thing. So that wasn't much of a good thing. Again , the comedown is what made me stop taking it. It was still very "harsh" for me, drastic and I got easily depressed again."
 
Dexedrine is the best amphetamine on the market IMO, well I mean desoxyn would be pretty boss, but otherwise dexedrine all the way.
 
Dexedrine is by far my favorite ADD med. I don't really use them for recreation anymore, just small amounts to aid with schoolwork on occasion. I've never been pleased with Ritalin or Concerta.
 
ritalin used to be very euphoric for me, now it is worse then drinking too much coffee with a comedown so worse..so bad..adderall is sppedier than dexedrine, however theyyare the same drug, except dexedrine has only one amphetamine sat (d-amp)therefore causing less side effects then adderall as it has L-amp, etc..
 
I've taken both, Ritalin seems to be a more natural high, hyped up but able to function. Dex makes me jaw like crazy and makes me extremely paranoid. I take Adderall now.
 
As of now, ie, 3 wks into trying Adderall, it definitely makes me sleepy and feel funky.

I think I'm going back to Ritalin with increased (double) dose. I tried different doses of Adderall in the morning and afternoon but the effects are pretty much exactly the same: I don't get more focused and I get sleepy (I think I can use it as sleeping pill though I don't know whether I can sleep for long with it... I've been napping at least 1-3hrs every time after I take Adderall so far).

I definitely feel something... perhaps slightly like Meth or something... but that is not what I need. I really need clear head and a sort of viscosity to stay with tasks. And even for rec use, so far I prefer methylphenid. Well I can always go back but for now I think I'm going with Ritalin.
 
Dexedrine by a long shot. I've never done meth, but I imagine dex-amph is the next best thing. Ritalin is alright, but doesn't last very long.
 
Yeah this is pretty one sided for a reason.

I thought Ritalin was more chemically similar towards Cocaine then to Amphetamine

Which ive also noticed recreational too.

Dexedrine gets my Vote because its easier to use as focus and energy tool
 
Methylphenidate is a dopamine and noradrenaline reupdate inhibitor, and cocaine is a dopamine, noradrenaline and serotonin reuptake inhibitor so they do have a similar mode of action yes, where as amphetamines release neurotransmittors (rather than inhibiting their reuptake).

I'm going to close this now as you've got a range of perspectives Merkinsey, and we try to keep BDD a short q&a forum, but feel free to pm me if you have any queries :)
 
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