
Originally Posted by
flexshack
anyway, i would like to know where you got the 1mg/kg of body weight info from b/c 40mgs with few exceptions is the limit according to my doctor. maybe that is the highest he feels comfortable prescribing?
The doctor told me, word for word, "The most [Adderall] I'm allowed to prescribe to anyone is 1mg per kg they weigh". I am basing my assumption on this, further, check out other boards, as well as the poster above us. Many are prescribed over 40mg/day. I also personally know many people that have or are on doses up to 60mg/day prescribed from their doctor.
also, the heart rate thing was monitored occasionally by my doc and he sometimes would even hear arrythmias (sp?) too. my resting hr was usually around mid 90's. not very relaxing, lol. he would tell me not to worry about it (maybe because they were so few and far apart).
I am speechless. If your doctor told you to ignore stimulant-induced arrhythmia, you need to find a new doctor. Heart arrhythmia is a bad thing... no doctor should allow a patient to continue with any medication that causes that. Wow.
also, i know that not reporting side effects to the doc was my fault completely. i didn't report or complain of anything for a reason--i wanted to stay on that dose because of my psychological dependancy.
I understand. However, many of the effects you experienced may have been lessened or eliminated had you 'followed the directions' and reported any side effects.
i am sorry but i do have to disagree with your statement "your lack of control of your hunger and eating habits is solely your own fault." unless you have experienced the extreme appetite suppression that adderall gives, it's hard to understand. i ate during the day, trust me i ate. but not as much as at night. one of the primary side effects of adderall is loss of appetite. i really never had CONTROL of hunger and i don't believe anyone does whether they are on meds or not. if you want to talk about fault, blame the med in this situation.
Hmm... we seem to disagree here.
I argue this (and feel free to dispute it): A 'normal, healthy' diet can be maintained on ANY stimulant or drug, provided the only effect is appetite suppression and not vomiting, nausea, etc. Further, I argue that a person CAN eat with suppressed appetite... whether he WANTS to notwithstanding. I maintain that one can physically consume food with ANY degree of appetite suppression on the basis that one does not need to 'feel' hungry in order to eat.
However, if you had physical symptoms such as vomiting, etc. etc. preventing food from STAYING down, my argument is invalid.
and i also disagree about 30mgs not being too catabolic. believe me it is. if you are trying to bulk or get big, you don't want to be on it or any stimulants for that matter. it is like constantly having a blockade or hinderance on your muscle building. i was just able to maintain my build, never really grow. it justs eats away at muscle--far from muscle sparing.
The physical action of this amount of amphetamines simply will not cause wasting. An increased metabolism may result in more calories being burned per day, thus causing muscle/weight loss given the additional fact that you stated you were unable to eat correctly.
Further, if you could not eat correctly, how could you judge the extent of catabolism induced by the medication?
maybe i wasn't specific enough by saying "my biggest regret." what i meant was i wish i hadn't taken it on a daily basis but rather on an as needed basis at a much lower dose.
Yeah, I understood. I was just saying, mainly regarding MYSELF, that we (I) must go the additional yards if we want to succeed. I only take adderall during the semester -- never any time else. I would prefer to not take it... but to get through 20+ hours of classes, labs, 40+ hours sitting-on-butt homework, all in physics and math -- where I have never had a history of excelling... this is what I need to do in order to maintain a cumulative GPA good enough for grad school. I am no genius... I have to work my butt off. And I probably could'nt do it without something to help my memory and concentration. But I know, in todays world, I need a good STABLE job if I want to fully support a family.
who knows, maybe i did have some idiosyncratic reactions to it. regardless, i am happy i am off now.
good talking with you samoth.