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Compare AMPHETAMINE (Amphetamine) and BUTALBITAL (BUTALBITAL) — clinical data, side effects, and patient experiences.
Amphetamine, Adderall · CNS Stimulant
How it works
12.1 Mechanism of Action Amphetamines are non-catecholamine sympathomimetic amines with CNS stimulant activity. The mode of therapeutic action in ADHD is not known. Amphetamines ar...
Approved for
BUTALBITAL · CNS Stimulant
How it works
CNS Stimulant agent
Approved for
Estimated frequency (%) based on clinical trial data
Based on 27 Reddit discussions
AMPHETAMINE
20%
positive
15 threads
BUTALBITAL
0%
positive
12 threads
% of discussions mentioning each side effect
15 Reddit threads analysed for AMPHETAMINE
Overall Sentiment
Mixed
Comparison Threads
2
Avg Post Score
2,388 upvotes
Most discussed side effects in community
Threads directly comparing AMPHETAMINE to other medications
THE SAGA CONTINUES: Hi so I had my meeting with HR and the coworker I “fatshamed.” She made a comment about how she’s never seen me eat lunch and I laughed and gave a sassy clapback “yeah you should try it sometime” Here’s the post: https://www.reddit.com/r/redscarepod/comments/14nftj8/6_months_of_
So in august Dr Phil decided to talk about his disapproval of using amphetamines salts on kids, he said this pill makes people psychotic through sleep deprivation and he doesn't get why doctors give them out so easily. This is so wrong from someone who is a doctor, there is a difference between a he
My mom was telling me about the diet pills she was prescribed in the seventies. Usually she took half of one a day because she didn't have that much weight to lose and it meant only getting a prescription every other month. \*Unless\* she had a paper due. Bizarre phenomenon, a full pill taken an ho
•UPDATED BELOW • I’ve been a substance abuser my whole life. From grade school to adulthood. Uppers downers and everything in between. I’ve lied and stolen. That being said after I got clean almost 3 years ago I felt like something was off. After I talked to my sponsor to make sure I wasn’t manipula
The WSJ posted [this](https://www.wsj.com/articles/students-struggle-academically-fight-in-schools-amid-adderall-shortage-209d01e0) today and I made the mistake of reading the comments section. The article is actually not as bad as it could be, surprisingly. I've been skeptical of my own diagnosis
A lethal dose can be as low as 20 mg for a cat. And they can nab something and run off with it in the blink of an eye. You turn your back when your medications are out, you may end up standing for 10 hours in a row next to an increasingly pissed off cat in some veterinary hospital. Not an activ
Hello there this is my story (small paragraphs because u know) 1. I knew i had troubles from a while back. I’m a brilliant mind who got far in life, i’ve always had issues in executing, i was kinda oblivious to the why. 2. Symptoms got worse with total isolation, MJ, nicotine, coffee, semi bad diet
Nothing boils my blood more than getting texts saying "hurr durr I'll pay you $20 for your whole Adderall script every month" Also the one time my aunt stole my meds while I was staying at her house, then she called my (now former) psychiatrist and told him I was abusing my meds to deflect blame off
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12 Reddit threads analysed for BUTALBITAL
Overall Sentiment
Mixed
Comparison Threads
1
Avg Post Score
17 upvotes
Most discussed side effects in community
Threads directly comparing BUTALBITAL to other medications
Any idea why Fiorinal is considered a controlled substance while Fioricet is a legend drug? The only difference is aspirin vs APAP, both have 50mg of butalbital. Help me out here fellas, what am I missing?
Edit: it appears that according to multiple answers butalbital can be extracted from aspirin significantly easier than apap can, giving it the federal C-III status
Working at a pharmacy I found those and neither have codine codine. Why is one a C3 and the other not?
Hello good people, Per Lexicomp, fioricet should not exceed 6 tablets per day. No mention of weekly or monthly limits. I have heard, but can’t find the source, that using fioricet more than 5 days per month can lead to medication overuse headaches. Does anyone know where the weekly/monthly limits
The only information I can find at the moment is on the Pharmacist Letter which states that the topic is still up for debate. Are your pharmacies going to continue dispensing their remaining inventory after the change? Here is the excerpt from this month's Pharmacist Letter discussing the change: &g
Is anyone else running into software issues with butalbital? FDA proposed a rule in April 2022 to remove the exempt list and return all to control status, however this hasn't been signed and made official. Manufacturers have started putting the CIII marking on bottles, so they must be treated as suc
Hello, I am a 32 year old female caucasian, 5'02 160lbs, living in the midwest United States. I take lexipro (for depression), trazadone (for insomnia), xanax (as needed for anxiety or sleep), and butalbital (as needed for migraines). I also get depo provera for birth control. I get pins and needles
My girlfriend suffers from TMJ and is a serious problem for her. She’s 40F, 5’5” 140lbs. She does not smoke and has no medical conditions other than her TMJ. The only medication she takes is Butalbital, which were prescribed for her migraines. The migraines, which she feels and has recently been tol
29F 5’4” 140lbs White Duration of complaint 3 years Florida Nondrinker, non-smoker (cigarettes) Medical Marijuana user Any existing relevant medical issues-not sure what’s relevant at this point Current medications: Baclofen, Tramadol, tramadol ER, Famotadine, Butalbital/acetaminophen/caff (as n
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Both AMPHETAMINE and BUTALBITAL belong to the CNS Stimulant class. While they share a similar mechanism of action, differences in pharmacokinetics, dosing, and side effect profiles may make one more suitable than the other for individual patients.
AMPHETAMINE carries 4 FDA warnings. BUTALBITAL carries 1 FDA warning. Patients should discuss all warnings and contraindications with their healthcare provider before starting or switching medications..
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