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Adderal is literally.... literally one or two atoms away from from Methamphetamine.
And water is one atom away from being the explosive gas hydrogen. Table salt is one atom away from either being the explosive mineral sodium or the poisonous gas chlorine.
In chemistry you can't just say say something is "one atom away" from something when trying to make something sound more or less harmful than it is.
Adderall is a DA releasing agent so what happens is it releases all the dopamine you have, but then you’re left with a depleted source as well as a tolerance.
Again - not really correct. Adderall INCREASES dopamine activity in the brain. It doesn't dump it like a dump truck leaving you empty.
More accurately (but still oversimplified) it is a reuptake inhibitor (RI) that prevents the brain from re-absorbing the neurotransmitter dopamine. This means that instead of your brain releasing some dopamine and quickly getting rid of it, the RI effect causes the dopamine to "hang around" longer, producing a prolonged and increase effect.
I don't know why everyone tries to act all doom and gloom with every drug thread on this forum. If you don't like drugs - don't take drugs. It's really that simple. No need to try to scare people off with sensationalism.
For what it's worth, my son is on Methylphenidate for his (rather serious) ADHD. Methylphenidate, while a different substance from amphetamine (Adderall), has very similar effects on the brain. It has been life changing for my son but as a responsible parent I've done (and continue to do) lots of research on the topic.
Hearing folks shout "don't, it's speed!" is absolutely absurd. There's a huge difference between a healthy functioning brain and one that has a deficiency in some important way. Adderall or Concerta (methylphenidate) is going to have wildly different effects on those with ADHD and those without. Similarly it can often have different effects simply person to person - that's why you work with a doctor. When something doesn't work or has unacceptably negative side effects - you get off it and maybe try something else.
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