On: Amphetamine use in America's workforce

[ta_339393]

Actually Adderall is not racemic, since that would mean a 50/50 mix of the dextrorotatory and levorotatory enantiomers. Adderall is 75% dextroamphetamine and 25% levoamphetamine in four different salts.

[yarou → ta_339393]

I could have sworn there is a formulation of 1:1 (50/50 dextro/levo), but I could be mistaken.

[ta_339393 → yarou]

There is, it's called Evekeo.

In the past (up until the 60s or 70s I believe), there was also a racemic mixture available on the market as well.

[xorcist → yarou]

You made me Google it! I bet you did it on purpose!

[viewer5 → ta_339393]

What's the purpose of including both? Does each one serve a different purpose in the medication?

[ta_339393 → viewer5]

Levoamphetamine is more active on the PNS, while not that active on the CNS, which causes more side effects but some people swear by it as being the best medicine. It made me feel anxious while pure dextroamphetmine did not.

However these days I take methamphetamine which feels more subtle and has even less side effects.