Posted by Libby on July 7, 2000, at 11:58:39
In reply to Re: Noa TOVA Question, posted by noa on July 3, 2000, at 13:20:10
The final process was:
- TOVA unmedicated (ON my anti-depressant, but OFF the Ritalin
- Self-reported history
- Questionaires for my mother and daughter
- TOVA medicated (ON both AD & Ritalin)All these tests were done by a Adult ADD specialist. I don't have the specifics for all types of attention, but my doc says my diagnosis is clearly ADD. My overall attention span on the TOVA without Ritalin was around 2nd percentile. With Ritalin, it was around 65th percentile, so there was a HUGE difference. I think they are going to increase my dose in a couple of weeks to see if we can do even better.
I am very excited about these results. They kick off a process that I hope will discourage future depressive episodes and they explain a lot of the problems I have had to deal with my whole life. I have always been very intelligent (IQ of 150 and a Ph.D.) but I have always FELT dumber than the average bear. Now I know why.
We would NEVER have figured this out if it hadn't been for people like Janice, Karen, and Noa, who posted about augmentation with stimulants, their ADD symptoms, etc. Also to people like JohnL & ChrisK who posted about the need to be involved in your own recovery process (even the meds)...
I thought I was doomed to a life of chronic depression. Now I feel there's a chance I may never have to be depressed again.
Gratefully...
L.
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