Are there any other medications that have the same effects as Adderall that can be taken when even high dosages of Adderall stop working for you?

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I took Adderrall 10 and 15mg doses for a while. I went off it and recently started on a new drug called Focalin XR, which is a Ritalin-based compound manufactured by Novartis, and so far, I've found it to be great. It lasts longer than Adderall - 12 hours versus 8 - and I was told it's more potent and concentrated. I've only been taking it for a week or so though, so side effects may take some time to kick in.

There is another medication called desoxyn that is rarely prescribed but works like adderall but is much more powerfull

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Desoxyn is the brand name for prescription methamphetamine. The extra methyl group on the amphetamine molecule makes it more lipid soluable, which allows the drug to elicit greater effects then the unmethylated form. It is very rarely prescribed though. Methamphetamine is also illegally manufactured, but it is often difficult to find of good quality. Good quality methamphetamine would achieve greater results then Adderall if that is available to you. But, use to illegally produced/sold methamphetamine carries many very large risks, as I'm sure you are aware.

Yes it is certainly a very dangerous idea to try to use methamphatmine illegally, it can be mixed with other drugs or cutting agents or dangerous in several other ways. Odds are a doctor will not ever prescribe desoxyn as it has a very high abuse rate. It can be used safely but with any of the stimulant meds their are risks, and desoxyn having been so rarely ever prescibed is the least studied of the ADHD medications in long term use. However because it exerts more of an effect on the neurotransmitter norephinehrine than dopamine it does have the advantage of causing less anxiety as a side effect.

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