Posted by mtdewcmu on April 28, 2011, at 19:16:57
In reply to Ritalin And/Or Concerta - Which Works For You?, posted by Brainbeard on April 23, 2011, at 6:18:43
> Now, Concerta has a very innovative delivery system, based on research findings that show that climbing blood levels are most effective for improving performance. I could prevent the eight-hour u-turn by adding Ritalin before blood levels drop.
>Do you have a reference for the finding that increasing blood levels are best? I have noticed that with Ritalin and similar drugs, but I did not know that it was universal or had been studied. Do you know if the same applies to d-amphetamine? Since I got my prescription, it's the first time I've had an ample supply of it, so I haven't figured it out yet. It seems to have benefits even on the way down. With Ritalin, I didn't really get attention benefits from it, but going by the buzz, it seemed as though the benefit was in proportion to the rate of increase (1st derivative) of blood level, rather than blood level itself. That is a real liability if true, because you can only increase so much before you have to come back down. If you need effects for a sustained period, you could end up with excessive levels and suffer a long and unpleasant crash. d-amph seems better all around for me, and effects seem to plateau along with levels and fall off fairly gracefully. But the problem with d-amph is that the half-life is so long that I have to allow like 8 hours to come down enough to sleep.
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