I'm trying to understand my dosage a little better, if I take a 10mg of XR in the morning am I only really getting 5mg dosage and some 4 or so hours later i get a second 5mg dosage. Or is this just 10mg both times?

Currently I take 2 10mg pills in the morning and i've experimented with adding a third around 11 to carry me through the day. I feel a noticable improvement for @3-4 hours while technically on 3 doses (either 15 or 30 not sure how it works) then I feel less but still somewhat focused for another 3-4 hours.

I ask because I want to switch to non XR when I see me DR this coming monday and want to make sure I get correct dosages or at least explain it correctly. I'm hoping it's the first of the two since then I would only need 15mg x 3 (7am, 11am and 3pm) compared to 30 x 3.

Am I on the right track here?

TS

a 10 mg capsule of xr is 10 mg total, designed to be released over an extended period of time, half immediately, half later. the length of time it takes for each individual to metabolize the med often varies, but it is always true that 10 mgs is 10 mgs, total.