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Taking Dexedrine. Suggested No Adrenaline. Better To Take Sustained Capsules?
Question: I have been taking Dexedrine for 40 years and recently had an op. which required a GA. Half way through I had
To be brought round as I started,only for a second,to flatline. They told me that after all these years I had no
Adrenaline of my own.As they.put it "it had all been mashed out of me" I am and have been on a maintenance
Dose of ten 5mg.pills a day. I feel very scared and wonder if it would be better to take sustained capsules. I don't
Ever want to see another dex. In my life but I have been told that it would be XXXXXXX to stop.
To be brought round as I started,only for a second,to flatline. They told me that after all these years I had no
Adrenaline of my own.As they.put it "it had all been mashed out of me" I am and have been on a maintenance
Dose of ten 5mg.pills a day. I feel very scared and wonder if it would be better to take sustained capsules. I don't
Ever want to see another dex. In my life but I have been told that it would be XXXXXXX to stop.
dear patient,
thanks for your health concerns. It would be unsafe to abruptly discontinue dectroamphetamine after 40 years all of a sudden... it has to be done in the form of a gradual taper supervised by a physician. I presume that the medication was prescribed for attention deficit disorder or narcolepsy. the prescribing physician would have a conversation with you about a strategic taper down schedule and alternative options for treatment
truly yours
dr brenes salazar md
mayo clinic mn
thanks for your health concerns. It would be unsafe to abruptly discontinue dectroamphetamine after 40 years all of a sudden... it has to be done in the form of a gradual taper supervised by a physician. I presume that the medication was prescribed for attention deficit disorder or narcolepsy. the prescribing physician would have a conversation with you about a strategic taper down schedule and alternative options for treatment
truly yours
dr brenes salazar md
mayo clinic mn
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