Difference Between Adderall And Amphetamine Salts (Page 35) (Top voted first)

I was recently diagnosed with Adult ADD and have been prescribed Amphetamine Salts (Generic for Adderall) for a few months now. The initial dosage was one 10mg tablet/ three times a day and recently my Doctor upped the dosage to one 30mg tablet/ twice a day. I know that overall this has been very beneficial for me but I cant help but wonder if the generic brand (IR Amphetamine Salts) has less of the active ingredient, and more unnecessary side effects(irritability, fatigue). I know that while the active ingredients are likely to be the same, the "fillers" usually are not and even the active ingredients can vary up to 10%. I also know that everybody reacts differently depending on their bodies' make-up as well as the drugs and I have always reacted sensitively to any kind of drug. The more I "google" the more I want to stay away from the generic form. Also- almost every pharmacy around has little to no Adderall Brand IR tablets in stock, they only have the generic brands and possibly Adderall brand but only the Extended-Release. My Doctor seems to firmly believe that there is no difference between Adderall XR and Adderall IR, and because she prescribed me the generic form (Amphetamine Salts), she probably doesn't see a difference there either. I don't have the time to ask 10 doctors what they think so if anyone has any information or experiences please share! Thank you!

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I dont suggest anyone to use this ADD can be a big problem and seem like a really hard struggle but their are so many better natural ways to get around it and learn to focus naturally. I have been diagnosed with this and once i took this pill all i felt was all hell i instantly got a headache that stayed constant throughout the day i felt tired and my mind felt clouded as if i were a zombie and I guarantee everyone who takes suffers from the side affects and are better off without it your struggles are your strengths now go and fight your add naturally with many practice you can get your focus and maybe more complexional thinking than the average who didn't suffer with add and keep training your mind to focus. Eat healthy exercise daily I recommend Lumosity.com for anyone with add it may help you gain stronger focus also reading as much as possible even if you fail to understand read it over and over again that's how ur brain will get a better memory and be able to recognize words again faster just like if you were working out your body to have stronger muscles that can withstand more challenging workouts the brain is very similar and can get stronger

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Who are you to play doctor. Yes margarites post was ill informed, she clearly does not understand what its like to live with a mental illness and the necessity of drugs like adderall which help people maintain normal lives, but f#! You for attacking her opinion and looking just as ignorant as her. Clearly your an atheist but you need to keep your opinion to yourself, this question is not about your beliefs. Obviously the person who asked this question would see margarites post as irrelevant being that they live with a mental disorder that requires them to take any drug and they know that it . Your post therefore is also irrelevant.

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That is very true and one more thing its everywhere now it's very scary thank god I stoped

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Margarita, has a point, people. I am astonished at the lack of propriety some posters show. ("Lack of propriety" means "the absence of manners", a clearly foreign concept to some on this site, I see). Take responsibility for yourselves, or suffer the consequences of handing over that task to the pharmaceuticals. Ointments, potions, pills, whatever you use, will only act as a crutch. In the end it is still up to you. Read "Your Owner's Manual" for more info.

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I doubt your IQ is 3x anyone's. You would either be the smartest person to ever live or the rest of us would be turnips. Calm down, its the internet. Let other people be ignorant because you cannot force them to be otherwise. Aside from that you raise good points and its very impressive you were able to accomplish what you have despite your hindrance and family's lack of support.

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there is no difference, adderall is aphetamine; also known as speed. it is a highly addictive and powerful psychoactive drug that for most people causes more problems than it solves, like all illegal and controlled substances. trust me, adderall is no joke and should never be used by minors. the only real medical use it has is for narcoleptics who fall asleep while standing at the bus stop, otherwise it should only be prescribed under the most severe of circumstrances, like xanax. we all the know that age old story. at first people use drugs for harmless fun, or to solve some issue they are having in their life, soon they need the drug, and after awhile, they need more and more until they realize the drug has caused them more problems and all they wish is to be off the drug. they stop taking the drug and they are never the same again, and they realize they wasted years of their life on the drug. and no, this is not hyperbolie and im not being pretentious. i'm not exaggerating, adderall is in league with cocaine and methamphetamine, stop taking it. i know what im talking about kido

Editor's note: this post has been demoted due to multiple complaints.

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