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I started taking generic IR amphetamine salts just over two weeks ago. Right now I am taking 15 mg 2X daily, but have been told I can take up to 20 mg 3 X daily. I was told that the effects should last from 4-6 hours. I find that after 3 hours it starts waning and I am bouncing my foot (my fav fidget) and starting to get scattered again. Like today. I took my first dose at 7:15 a.m. By 10:15 I was starting to lose focus and by 11:30 I was forgetting what I was doing from one moment to the next and making my daily task list and all that was torture. In fact, right now I am having a hard time composing this message. Ugh!!

So, question, for those of you on generic amphetamine salts..how do you time your doses? I have a med check with my psychiatrist on Thursday and will speak with her as well, but I'd like to hear about what your experiences have been.

Thanks!

Michelle

About every 4 hours. Eat some carbs in between doses. Sometimes that helps.

Seashelle,
I have same problem with Adderal, that is why I don't like the ER
Adderal, I take 30 mg a day. Depending on what I am doing, working etc.. I have learned to space this out, when it wears off
it is a real drag, I cannot think clearly at all. I heard this was called a hangover. All I know is when it wears off I am worse that when I have no meds at all, It leaves me worn out. If you are new to taking this you will learn how to space it out by how you feel. I agree with eating carbs, it helps me also. I have heard over and over again if you drink orange juice or high acid drinks it can cut down the effect. Somedays I cannot even tell I have taken it. I sometime take a vacation day or two and skip the adderal. It seems to help make it work better the next time I take it. We are all so different but it helps to hear how it effects others. Good luck -

i have a problem actually with my second dose, and i don't really know why. I'm prescribed 40mg a day but i usually take about 30 max as i don't know how i'd deal with 40 (read below)... i have had no success with XR so i've been on the same dose of IR for about 7 months or so (after upping and lowering the dose for about a year before that, and trying ritalin, dexedrine (which i actually prefer a little more but lasts like 3 hours), etc)


my first dose in the morning when i wake up is 20mg. This is dead on and it works perfectly. I have no side effects and i can get stuff done for about 4 hours. Then it wears off...

if i take 10mg after it wears off my heart races and i feel like crap. if i space it out 5mg and then 5mg a little later i'm fine, but i just don't have the same effects as the morning dose.

is this common? i've talked to my psychiatrist about it and he says everyone reacts differently to the 2nd dose and it might just be that it's still in my system although my brain has already gotten used to it...

what would people suggest here? he gives me free reign with mine as i've been able to find out the times that i get the best effects, but honestly i can't figure out when and how much because 10mg seems like too much. i've thought about doing 7.5mg in the afternoon and sometimes that works and sometimes it makes me feel like crap.... it's pretty random and i'm always afraid to take 10mg for a 2nd dose due to the problems (and the problems are bad, and they're completely different effects than in teh morning.. i just dont' understand)

my metabolism is really fast, i'm 28, i'm about 5'3" and i weigh about 107lbs or so (and always have since i was about 15 lol)