Comment · Fri, September 21, 2018 · Natrium Health & Nootropics Depot
Studies show that Amphetamine sensitization occurs in Healthy Individuals after just 3 intermittent dosing with 20mg d-amphetamine. Is it dangerous?
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tronatula · 101 points
[[full text] The amphetamine-induced sensitized state as a model of schizophrenia](https://drive.google.com/open?id=1BM1QZHpVcwzG9bEtRLWli5vn5KU0_qTz)
[[full text] Modeling Sensitization to Stimulants in Humans](https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/fullarticle/209916)
[[full text] Enhanced behavioral response to repeated d-amphetamine and personality traits in humans](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1J1r2AUg4b3ZraHDsx3wyS6PyTWcfBIfS/view?usp=sharing)
Dosages in 3 studies above are ~20mg d-amphetamine (Dexerine) on day 1,3 and 5. No need for microdosing and the phenomenon persists for at least 1 year. The question is:
If Amphetamine sensitization is indeed dangerous, why is it rarely mentioned in studies about Prescription Stimulant Medication Misuse? Why they keep recruit healthy individuals to make them sensitized? Why is amphetamine approved for ADHD? Isn't it too easy to get amphetamine sensitization?
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kvist · 1 points
I take adderall just to be functional at work. And I take weekend break just to recoup my sleep that's lost due to insomnia induced by the substance. The weekend break practice does limit my social activity to some degree, but its been keeping my tolerance at bay for a few years. I don't regret.
u/MisterYouAreSoDumb · Natrium Health & Nootropics Depot
If you are being prescribed it by a doctor, and need it to be functional, I would say there is nothing to regret about it.