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XR is designed to provide .5 of the dose at first and the second half around 4-5 hours later. Thus (in theory), if you are taking a 30mg XR capsule, you're getting 15mg immediatly and 15mg 4-5 hours later. The exact time the second dose kicks in varies widely -- for some it's great and they can 8 or so solid hours of benefit. For others it provides less. That was my experience so I'm back to the IR.

To get the same as a 30mg dose of IR, you need to take 60mg or XR -- the difference being you would not take a second dose of IR.

[quote].. does anyone have acual proof thats true?[/quote]

And yes, I can absolutely promise that this is true and accurate. I'm very familiar with the prescribing guidelines provided by the manufacturer (Shire Pharmaceuticals) and have had a variety of discussions with Shire staff. Also, this is a cut and paste from the same guidelines given to doctors ...

Based on bioequivalence data, patients taking divided doses of immediate-release ADDERALLŽ, for example twice a day, may be  switched to ADDERALL XRŽ at the same total daily dose taken once daily.

However, don't up the dose without talking to your doctor first!!! That's really, really important.

Best of luck to you.

MaxDad





Maxdad38931.8390509259can someone please explain????  about 9 yrs ago i was taking brand name adderall and i did wonderful on that and then like 4 yrs. later i switched insurance and started taking generic and i could not focus as well and i did not know why? well a couple of months ago i figured it out... i need to take brand name! my doc has me on adderall xr 60 mg.. i remember i couldnt take anything over 30 mg of brand name because i felt weird and too jittery... well i was on 30 mg of xr and i found that the brand name xr worked better and felt more pure but it wasnt strong enough.. and know almost everybody on here is saying adderall xr is half of adderall ir is 60 mg of adderall xr the same as 30 mg of adderall ir?... im going to take 2 30 mg pills of adderall xr tomorrow so the 1st 30 mg pill of adderall xr is exactly like 15 mg of adderall ir, well what happens to the other half of the adderall xr that doesnt immediatly release in your system does it go away? is it true that adderall xr is half of what adderall ir.. does anyone have acual proof thats true? i really need to know... im not going to have any problems tomorrow when i take my 60 mg of adderall xr because its acually the same thing as 30 mg of  .. is that true? is 60 mg of adderall xr the same as 30 mg of adderall ir? can someone please help me out??[QUOTE=satisfaction]i appreciate the infor maxdad.. thank you....  i got on adderall xr because my insurance does not cover brand name adderall but does cover adderall xr.[/QUOTE]

That's weird because XR does not have a generic alternative so it's much more expensive for the insurance company than would be Adderall IR.

[QUOTE]so 60 mg of adderall xr is the exact same thing as 30 mg of brand name right? [/QUOTE]

Yes.

[QUOTE]is brand name adderall xr the exact same thing as brand name adderall? [/QUOTE]

The brand is the same. Both are distributed by Shire Pharmaceuticals. If it's a generic product, the label should always say "generic for Adderall."

The problem with generics is that the FDA allows a 15% variance in the active ingredients (I think it's 15%, I may be off by a few points). What that means is that a 30mg tablet may actually be as low as 25.5% or as high as 34.5% in strengh. That goes for the oruginal manufacturer as well. However, the oruginal manufacturer tends to ensure that the dose is accurate because their brand name is on the line. A generic brand has little motivation to ensure this because to a consumer, a generic is a generic.

MaxDad
i appreciate the infor maxdad.. thank you....  i got on adderall xr because my insurance does not cover brand name adderall but does cover adderall xr.. i hated generic adderall!!!!!! all of the brands but especcially rambaxy brand! that is the worst generic brand of adderall... so i want something similiar to 30 mg of brand name adderall which i did wonderful with.. so 60 mg of adderall xr is the exact same thing as 30 mg of brand name right? i took 10 mg 3 times a day of adderall xr for a total of 30 before and i thought it was like about 15 mg of brand name.. there is no way 30mg of xr compares to 30 mg of ir... i took my 30 mg of xr this morning and i feel great and i will take the other 30 around 2 oclock.. i have another question for you max dad.. is brand name adderall xr the exact same thing as brand name adderall? my adderall is extremely important to me and i have to make sure i take the right dosage and i have to make sure i stay off the generic adderall!!!!!! i hate generic because its not the real thing! adderall has saved my life literally  and without it i would be a lost soul ya know... without adderall  i would be really sad, anxious and depressed.....