I forgot to take my dose the other day and ended up having the most luxurious four hour nap in the afternoon. I followed that up with a long solid nights sleep.

Exercise, calm and fatigue were all factors but it got me thinking.

I've been using the dex over the past week mostly to ward off feelings of depression.

Between the running and the meditation I feel I'm being as good with my symptoms as I've ever been so I want to play with my use of the dex a bit and see what it's like to do less.

I've really come to hate the extra anxiety I get when I'm taking the dex.

At 10mg slow release in the morning and another 5mg fast release in the afternoon is there any reason to be concerned about withdrawal if I go several days without?
Cheers! Ian.

well when my parents cut me from 10mg 3times a day fast release instnatly i felt rough for a bit. Im back on now at a stupid low dose though and they hide my meds from me (ironic, they wouldent stop reminding me that im 18 and old anough to take care of my own medical health resposnably every 10 mins a few weeks ago). I felt sleepy and restless, hungry but didnt want to eat, that sort of thing. Not massive bad though, ive had worse but i noticed my stress levels and all the rest of it (the stuff dex is sposed to improve) went spiral through the roof on me. I attribute this to being p__sed at them in a very big way though more than withdrawrl.

My concerns don't seem to match the symptoms of withdrawal. It was all confirmed when two of the kids seemed to come up with similar symptoms. Looks like another virus attack.

I'm sick of being weak to those things! I got a note tonight that a baby of a friend of ours is missing a surgery date because too many beds are filled with flu patients. I suppose it can always get worse. I should shut up and be grateful I'm at home with the people I love and the food I like to eat.
Thanks for the feedback shinobi.

yeah, it could be worse. I remind myself of that every day. Then i wonder, in the case of your post, why the hell should a baby have to miss a surgery date because of flue. Surly one of those little ****s could get a sick for work note and sleep it off in their own bed. And why the hell does the kin need surgery in the first place. Why do people have to be so broken. Why does society have to be so pathetic that i cant even take care of the medical needs of its own. Why do i have to get bailed on my psych fees and medical fees and why do i owe so much to medicare. Why the hell has it gotten to a point where the health service acts more like a battle field save the person who will die last and leave the others service. Its all bloody pathetic and i hate it, and i hate being part of it. And why should meds that keep these broken people who have been branded by society like a defective tin of spageti hoops be forced to take meds that are so inefficent and volitle. If they know what the ADhD problem is (chemical inballance) then whey cant they develop somthing directed to solve this and only this. Instead of cobbeling together various amphetamins to create somthing thats addictive and volitile. My monthly scrip has a street value of $2000k+ ffs. It shouldent, it should be worthless on the street and it should work better. God im ranting again, i appologise but am i missing the bigger picture here or somthing..?

You guys of course know more about this drug than I do, but my doc (re: the slow release, which is what I'm on, the "spansules," for whatever reason they call them that) said it's not his favorite idea to increase or decrease someone's dose by more than 5 mgs at a time and always recommends at least 3 days between increases. I don't think he was specifically talking about me.

I should point out a couple of things:

This guy is renowned for being really *******' liberal with meds, but no one's ever gotten hurt--I researched it, and one chick tried to sue him because she said (I think) he gave her too much quantity of a prescription of Xanax or Ativan or something and she got addicted simply because he gave her access to so much with one prescription. Got thrown out, of course.
He's on Dex, has been since the late '80s, I think he said--and his sons are on it, too. That's part of the reason he got kinda mad when I freaked out about the Dex--he was like, "Dammit, my kids are on that stuff. I'd die for them. Do you think I'd risk their health or lives on something? No. Yeah, you've got seizures, but it would take a hell of a lot more Dex than what you are on to cause one to happen." I guess he and his sons all have ADD.
Don't know if that helps; probably not, but just thought I'd tell you his theory, and he tends to go out on a limb with meds and be pretty flexible and relaxed about them, so if he's saying he wouldn't up it or down it by more than 5 in a minimum of 3 days, that might say something...

Your decision. I trust him/think he's quite talented with meds and theories in comparison to the other neuro docs, though, even though he's technically a neuroshrink who's able to tackle both sorts of brain issues...

Good luck

Chrys