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30mg instant release is a pretty high dose of Adderall as opposed to 30mg extended release. I can't think of a single upside of IR over XR unless you use it re

by danneu 10y ago

30mg instant release is a pretty high dose of Adderall as opposed to 30mg extended release. I can't think of a single upside of IR over XR unless you use it recreationally and want that steep curve.

dfsegoat 10y ago
I can think of several: * The XR release mechanism is unreliable - I've gotten lack of therapeutic effect, and "prescribed overdoses" from the 30mg ER. * Proton pump inhibitors interfere with the XRs more than the IR. * I can take a half dose if I don't want to be medicated all day. * I can split and tune my dose around any other medications / activities i have going on (sports, cardio etc).
- danneu 10y ago
  In my experience, IR builds tolerance way too fast. I agree that it would be nice to have IR for those times you want shorter bursts. But I ran into its shortcomings too quickly as a daily burner, not so different than trying to therapeutically bump cocaine. There's also dirt cheap generic IR but there wasn't generic XR back then (still?).
mrexroad 10y ago
I've been prescribed/taking 30mg IR for about a decade now. I don't feel anything after taking it, beyond causally noticing that I'm not causing the problems I do when unmedicated. My doc asked years back if I was interested in taking a 1/day rather than 3/day, but the thought of a single XR dose always seemed like a clock counting down... which doesn't usually jive with my personality type at all. I like the control over the timing; plus, it also enables skipping dose to let my mind go on walks.
- dfsegoat 10y ago
  Exactly! The last thing I need is more pressure to get my stuff done inside of a (medication) time-window -- the ADD brain does not work that way.
  - rwmurrayVT 10y ago
    Yeah. That's how I feel now that I take XR. I know exactly when I'll become non-functional. Knowing that the clock will hit 0 is distracting and frustrating. I've tried to get IR, but I think my doctors have assumed I'm just drug-seeking. I'm young and I've only been prescribed for ~1 year.

by danneu 10y ago

30mg instant release is a pretty high dose of Adderall as opposed to 30mg extended release. I can't think of a single upside of IR over XR unless you use it recreationally and want that steep curve.

dfsegoat 10y ago

I can think of several: * The XR release mechanism is unreliable - I've gotten lack of therapeutic effect, and "prescribed overdoses" from the 30mg ER. * Proton pump inhibitors interfere with the XRs more than the IR. * I can take a half dose if I don't want to be medicated all day. * I can split and tune my dose around any other medications / activities i have going on (sports, cardio etc).

danneu 10y ago
In my experience, IR builds tolerance way too fast. I agree that it would be nice to have IR for those times you want shorter bursts. But I ran into its shortcomings too quickly as a daily burner, not so different than trying to therapeutically bump cocaine. There's also dirt cheap generic IR but there wasn't generic XR back then (still?).

mrexroad 10y ago

I've been prescribed/taking 30mg IR for about a decade now. I don't feel anything after taking it, beyond causally noticing that I'm not causing the problems I do when unmedicated. My doc asked years back if I was interested in taking a 1/day rather than 3/day, but the thought of a single XR dose always seemed like a clock counting down... which doesn't usually jive with my personality type at all. I like the control over the timing; plus, it also enables skipping dose to let my mind go on walks.

dfsegoat 10y ago
Exactly! The last thing I need is more pressure to get my stuff done inside of a (medication) time-window -- the ADD brain does not work that way.
- rwmurrayVT 10y ago
  Yeah. That's how I feel now that I take XR. I know exactly when I'll become non-functional. Knowing that the clock will hit 0 is distracting and frustrating. I've tried to get IR, but I think my doctors have assumed I'm just drug-seeking. I'm young and I've only been prescribed for ~1 year.