I've had my share of speed. Every kid today has in this epidemic mess of mixed amphetamine salts, a.k.a Adderral, methylphenidate, a.k.a Ritalin and Concerta, and diet pills with the likes of phentermine brands like Fastin and Adipex taking ahold of the even educated, private school families i've grown to loathe.
Dexedrine
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- 2 corroborating sources
- 1 ROA with full dose ladder
- duration data present
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Typical encyclopedia coverage. Cross-reference for important decisions.
- 2 corroborating sources
- 1 ROA with full dose ladder
- duration data present
Aliases: dextroamphetamine, dexamfetamine
Summary
Dextroamphetamine (also known as Dexamphetamine, D-Amphetamine, Dex, Dexies, or by brand names including Adderall, Attentin, Dexedrine) is a stimulant substance and the right-handed enantiomer of amphetamine. Dextroamphetamine is the more potent enantiomer of the two, but the effects are also slightly different in character. The small difference in affinity affects the mechanism resulting in a more mentally focused stimulation rather than physical, thus creating a stimulant that is more fit as a therapeutic drug rather than a recreational one.
Dose Information
| ROA | Light | Common | Strong | Heavy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oral | 5-10mg | 10-20mg | 20-30mg | 30mg+ |
Light
Common
Strong
Heavy
Onset, Duration & After-effects
| ROA | Onset | Peak | Offset | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oral | 20-60 min | 3-6 hrs | 2-3 hrs | 3-6 hrs |
Tolerance
Build-up
develops over days to weeks of regular use
Reset
3–7 days for acute tolerance; longer for full reset
Tolerance Decay
Half tolerance
3d
Baseline
~18d
Operational guidance: with repeated use across days, noticeable tolerance to the desired effects develops rapidly; multi‑week breaks restore sensitivity. This aligns with clinical and community observations.
Effects
Aggregated from 18 Erowid experience reports
Positive Effects 7
Stimulation
55.6%
70%
Euphoria
50.0%
70%
Music Enhancement
44.4%
70%
Focus Enhancement
33.3%
70%
Color Enhancement
16.7%
70%
Tactile Enhancement
16.7%
70%
Creativity Enhancement
16.7%
70%
Adverse Effects 4
Anxiety
44.4%
70%
Confusion
33.3%
70%
Jaw Clenching
22.2%
70%
Memory Suppression
16.7%
70%
Community Trip Reports
Anecdotal first-person accounts from Reddit, Erowid, and Bluelight. Click a source to expand. Reports are harm-reduction context, not medical guidance.
Erowid 6 reports 6 neutral visit
Frequently I hear my peers deliberating on how they can score some dexedrine, adderall or ritalin. Maybe its a dick move, but although I'm on dexedrine, I tell its Strattera if they ask.
I was always ADHD. From day one. Looking back I think I would have focused more on treating my Depression than my ADHD. When I was a child I used to 'space' a lot. I had trouble following conversations, life, everything. I wasn't slow, I played chess at 6 and was quite good at it.
Amphetamines are a wonderful and awful drug at the same time. My experience of taking it left me with mixed feelings. I took 60 mg of dexedrine pills. at around 6:30 p.m. I was going to a bonfire dance where everyone got drunk and blazed, but I had something else is mind. speed.
It was sometime around midnight and I was talking to some friends on the computer. I had been particularly upset because I just broke up with my boyfriend, so I wanted something to take my mind off it. A friend of mine who sells his dexedrine perscription had given me a free sample of three pills, ten milligrams each.
I had taken Dexies before (orally) and really thought they were great. Then me and my friend decided to find a way to get the buffer off the little balls inside the capsule. We finally just crushed them and chopped them w/ a razor. 20mg lines are the best, as 10 dosen't hit the spot, and 30mg is hard to do.
Bluelight 5 threads 2 positive 3 neutral visit
Dexedrine - experienced - first time -- enjoyable! -> total amount ingested throughout night, spanning this post and the one below; 45mg, insuflated. -> user age 20, 165lbs, 6ft2 -> setting friend's house, now also mine, all around comfortable surroundings.
Amphetamines - Moderate - How to Love Everything There was a brief time in my life when I got to know amphetamines very well, specifically dextroamphetamine. I aquired 20 of the 15mg Dexedrine Time Release capsules from a friend and had possibly the best week of my life. This is my story.
Had been binging on Dexedrine (dextroamphetamine) for two days and finally got a little sleep in the afternoon. Woke up in the evening and did it all over again. Here's how it went.
Impending Doom T+0: 12mg dextroamphetamine, 80mg caffeine T+2.5: 7mg dextroamphetamine T+3 : Strong Bee Sting (against my will) T+3.5 : 650mg Aspirin, 16mg codeine, 30mg caffeine, 400mg ibuprofen, 2mg diazepam T+10: 50mg diphenhydramine (Benadryl), 2mg diazepam I had planned to take my bike for a ride on a trail that s...
My friend started this morning smoking psuedo meth. Like .2 of this N-Iso cut meth shit. That kind of woke him up and kind of made him groggy simultaneously. He took 3 20mg dextroamp pills. Within an hour he started feeling better and mildly elated. He researched various things about psychoactives and had a cigarette.
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