http://officialadhdresource.com/adhd-treatment/in-the-treatment-of-adult-adhdwhat-is-the-difference-between-using-ritalin-or-adderall/ Official Resource for all things ADD & ADHD Mon, 28 Jun 2010 19:24:07 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 http://officialadhdresource.com/adhd-treatment/in-the-treatment-of-adult-adhdwhat-is-the-difference-between-using-ritalin-or-adderall/comment-page-1/#comment-387 CURIOUSG Sun, 09 Aug 2009 19:37:39 +0000 http://officialadhdresource.com/adhd-treatment/in-the-treatment-of-adult-adhdwhat-is-the-difference-between-using-ritalin-or-adderall/#comment-387 Adderal is a combination of two forms of amphetamine, so it has a longer half life lasting longer in the body, it supposedly has a lesser abuse potential. Ritalin is a drug that is similar to amphetamine, it has a shorter half life. Meaning it last a shorter time, you have to take it more often about three times a day versus adderall once a day. Some people just don't do well on one or the other, so doctors may have a prefered medication to choose right away or might have to switch some people from one to the other. Adderal is a combination of two forms of amphetamine, so it has a longer half life lasting longer in the body, it supposedly has a lesser abuse potential.
Ritalin is a drug that is similar to amphetamine, it has a shorter half life. Meaning it last a shorter time, you have to take it more often about three times a day versus adderall once a day.
Some people just don’t do well on one or the other, so doctors may have a prefered medication to choose right away or might have to switch some people from one to the other.

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