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Info on Dexedrine?

hightimes223

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What is it? I know it's a stimulant.. Is it stronger/weaker/equal to vyvanse and adderall? How much does one take to get the 'effects'
What is the dosage? What is the maximum dose to get prescribed? How long does it work?

If I have a tolerance to vyvanse will I have a built up tolerance to dexedrine? How much Dexedrine is equivalent to vyvanse?

I know that vyvanse is about half as strong as adderall but I have no clue how it is compared to Dexedrine.

Thanks for help!!
 
^We're not here to answer that "maximum dose" question you've asked two or three times now.

Dexedrine is dextroamphetamine. Adderall is dextroamphetamine and levoamphetamine mixed together. Vyvanse is a pro-drug (lis-dextroamphetamine/lisdexamfetamine) for dextroamphetamine (meaning it is turned into dextroamphetamine in your body).

If you have a tolerance to Vyvanse you'll have a tolerance to Dexedrine and Adderall as well. They're all amphetamines. Once metabolized, Vyvanse is the same thing as Dexedrine.

I would say that Adderall and Dexedrine are similar in potency, which Dexedrine being slightly more potent.

My rule of thumb is:

30mg IR Adderall is approx. 20-22mg Dexedrine.

Adderall is around 75% dextroamphetamine and the rest ( around 25% ) is levoamphetamine.
 
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This link might help you:

wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_levoamphetamine

Dexedrine is better than Adderall because it doesn't have Levoamphetamine.

Dex IR 15 mg = Adderall IR 20 mg

Dex IR lasts about 4-5 hours.

I would recommend Dex over Vyvanse and Adderall.
 
I haven't tried Vyvanse (or Adderall, for that matter), but since it's a prodrug for dex(tro)amphetamine, I would say the ranking should go Dexedrine > Vyvanse > Adderall. Not that it should make much of a difference between the two dextros, unless you're gonna snort (or God forbid otherwise administer) your pills, but Vyvanse takes a little longer to come on. That shouldn't be an issue, though, since amphetamine orally doesn't have any "rush" to speak of (unless you bomb a gram and wait to see what happens), and the effects are very smooth anyway.

Street amphetamine is usually a racemic mixture (ie. dextro- and levoamphetamine, both isomers), in addition to all the shit it is cut with, but deducing from this and from reading both studies and people's reports it would seem that levoamphetamine is responsible for the more "cracky", jitter-y, cartoon-characteresque speedy effects, and dexamphetamine for the pure psychomotoric stimulation, appetite suppression and alertness.

The racemic mixture, as in Adderall, is not sold in Europe as ADHD medication - only dextroamphetamine - and from my experiences it would seem that this is a very good idea. I find the racemic mixture more recreational, as though all the crackhead symptoms aren't desirable, dexamphetamine on its own (when not combined with anything) really just makes me feel alert, not tired, not hungry, and willing to study/work/clean the house.

As pharmaceuticals, I only have experience with Dexedrine.

The primary effects last around 4-6 hours, maybe 8 with larger dosages. At least where I come from they come in 5mg pills. A common recreational dose for me would be 15-40mg (although I would rarely, if ever, take only dexamphetamine recreationally, as I just hinted at earlier). My ex-girlfriend - who was tiny - would feel great from 5-10mg. It's a subtle drug, and I personally find that past a certain sweet spot the unpleasant side effects increase exponentially while the pleasant effects plateau and hardly increase at all.
 
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