Deimus
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What exactly are the differences between these two types of methylphenidate? I know that Ritalin SR stands for "sustained-release" and that Ritalin LA stands for "long-acting" but aren't these terms synonyms for one another? I mean, is Ritalin SR in tablet form while Ritalin LA is in capsule form? Does one last longer than the other? Any information is appreciated.
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qbird
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Would the one in capsule form be the sustained release? That just means you don't have to take several doses per day since it releases the medicine slowly into your system. The long acting is a new one on me. Maybe it is a stronger version than the 10 or 20 mgs that is usually scripted. I know with kids, adderall or Cylert now Stratera is given more commonly since they are longer acting. Meaning the kids don't have to go to the nurse's office several times in a day. Maybe that is why it was developed.
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Deimus
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Actually I'm pretty sure the sustained-release (SR) type is actually in tablet form. I think it's the long-acting (LA) type that is in capsule form.
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emtp3
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One difference in them is abuser's have a almost impossible time boiling down the capsule content due to some very interesting additives in them, and very unhealthy to injection site.
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qbird
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Actually I was comparing it to Adderall SR which the ones I have seen are in capsule form. I never really saw a Ritalin SR so that is what I was comparing it to.
The other poster is correct, the SR forms of both Ritalin and Adderall make the drug much less abusable.
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Deimus
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You're both right that capsules (as long as no powders are contained within them) are less capable of being used intravenously or intranasally, but this doesn't mean that this prevents recreational (i.e. purely euphoric-seeking) use of the drugs in question.
Although I'm sure the more preferred route of administration by hard-core speed freaks is injection, or at the very least intranasal administration, I doubt these people would be adverse to simply taking substantially higher doses of the extended-release/sustained-release/long-acting stuff in order to get a similar amount of euphoria.
True, it'd be more wasteful for them to do this (since they'd need more capsules to experience the same level of euphoria compared to what a single non-extended-release pill might offer) but there's no doubt that they'd still do it. And, ironically, doing this would give them a euphoria that would last even longer than if they'd taken the non-extended stuff because of the timed-release nature of the very capsule.
So this new capsule method doesn't prevent people from using the pharmaceuticals to experience euphoria; it just makes it a bit harder for them and limits some of their choices in administration.
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Deimus
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By the way, I can now verify that the Ritalin LA are capsules as I filled out my prescription for them today. As for finding out more information regarding the differences between the two types of methylphenidate, according to a medical site, Ritalin SR is intermediate-acting and Ritalin LA is long-acting. So, if this is correct, I guess this means Ritalin LA lasts longer than Ritalin SR. Any other differences between the two, I couldn't comment on.
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