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[marbleowen]

I take 54 mg. in the a.m. and I've got some tolerance issues now. I'm about 180 lbs. I think some of the tolerance issues could be due to occasional recreational use, just taking it sublingually before going out on a Saturday night, then smoking cigs/drinking/diet coke for the aspartame boost. Usually on Saturdays I have been also cracking an extra half tab to put me at roughly 67 mg. I'm not stupid, just impulsive. Unfortunately now I'm having some tolerance issues to the current dosage on weekdays. Any similar experiences? Maybe try to take a week off and see if my body adjusts back to an area where it's working again? I certainly have more stress issues then most people, maybe start some magnesium supplements? What about serotonin supplementation, is it possible that I just have too much dopamine and not enough serotonin? I have been mildly depressed as of late...
I'm also pissed the NBA got locked out, I think most of the dopamine getting released was from watching basketball, then all my dopamine was just trapped there. To be fair I guess I don't enjoy too much else. I like writing but I kind of only write about basketball.

I've been takin NALT the past week to see if it's just a lack of dopamine stores... DEFINITELY no impact there

Anybody had tolerance issues in the past, taken a break, and came back with lowered tolerance?

[VoidPointer]

You are abusing the medication. Why would you take a med that last up to 12 twelve hours at night? It is already a relatively high dose, and it sounds like you have been taking it every day for a long time. What do you expect?

stop taking for a couple weeks, switch to the non-time release version and only take it when you need it. No more than 5 days a week and you should be ok.

The drug is for concentration or curbing impulsive behavior, not fun. What you have been doing makes no sense at all. Why would you need need MPH to watch sports?

Studies have shown that after a month or two your dopamine levels get back to normal(MPH only, AMP is a different story).


You want good times smoke pot or drink separately.

Edited by VoidPointer, 08 July 2011 - 04:19 AM.

[tlm884]

I take 54 mg. in the a.m. and I've got some tolerance issues now. I'm about 180 lbs. I think some of the tolerance issues could be due to occasional recreational use, just taking it sublingually before going out on a Saturday night, then smoking cigs/drinking/diet coke for the aspartame boost. Usually on Saturdays I have been also cracking an extra half tab to put me at roughly 67 mg. I'm not stupid, just impulsive. Unfortunately now I'm having some tolerance issues to the current dosage on weekdays. Any similar experiences? Maybe try to take a week off and see if my body adjusts back to an area where it's working again? I certainly have more stress issues then most people, maybe start some magnesium supplements? What about serotonin supplementation, is it possible that I just have too much dopamine and not enough serotonin? I have been mildly depressed as of late...
I'm also pissed the NBA got locked out, I think most of the dopamine getting released was from watching basketball, then all my dopamine was just trapped there. To be fair I guess I don't enjoy too much else. I like writing but I kind of only write about basketball.

I've been takin NALT the past week to see if it's just a lack of dopamine stores... DEFINITELY no impact there

Anybody had tolerance issues in the past, taken a break, and came back with lowered tolerance?

Concerta is an osmolarity controlled release capsule. It is not designed to be taken any other route other then orally. I'm sorry to be blunt but your not impulsive. Your stupid. You are abusing your medication. Once you "crack" a concerta tablet open you are compromising the slow release design of the tablet and you are taking a megadose of methylphenidate to your system. Its VERY unhealthy to be taking that high of a dose all at once unless it is slowly release into your blood stream. Another thing, its not recomened you take seretogenics while on Concerta as it has been theorized that methylphenidate may also have seretogenic properties.