Posted by Leonardo on January 24, 2001, at 10:43:35
In reply to Re: Reboxetine/Ritalin - what about ADHD?, posted by Katz on January 24, 2001, at 9:55:45
Hi Katz
Thanks, I'll continue looking for Ritalin on the net, but it does waste a lot of time! I only want enough to do trial for the time being - I may have to steal some more from my son. I am a bit panicked now by what Sigolene said - my son is on 40mg Ritalin a day, I'll have to keep a close watch on him.
Re the rebox, etc, we seem to have had a similar response, except I never found it sedating. I started with 4mg morning + 4mg evening and could hardly sleep at all. It was during this period that I went a bit hyper/manic and lost all social inhibition. I then cut down and started taking the second dose at lunchtime, either 4 + 2 or 2 + 2. I wouldn't dare take it in the evening again. Have you tried Paxil? Like I said, the two together gave me a much smoother response, my steady dose was 2mg rebox am, 2mg at lunch, and 5 or 10 mg paxil in the evening. In retrospect, my best responses were in the transition from one drug regime to another, I never managed to remain 'normal' feeling for more than hours or days together. In at least two cases (coming off full dose Paxil and coming off full dose Remeron) I think the good feeling may have been more to do with the release from their terribly sedating side effects!
I am a bit wary of trying Zoloft and Effexor, but maybe I'll be lucky. I at least have to give them a try so my Pdoc will agree to try more radical approaches if they don't work.
I actually believe that I do have ADHD, and that may well have been the cause of my depression indirectly. I really am taking it seriously now that my son has been diagnosed and responsded well to Ritalin (ADHD runs in families) and it would explain a lot of my school/work problems that have always been a mystery to me - I am 'capable' but never achieve my potential. I have always had terrible problams with concentration/motivation and being distractable, even before I got depressed. I read a top 20 symptoms list for adult ADHD when I was looking into it for my son, I scored 18/20! To get my Pdoc to take it seriously though, I have to get my depression under control for a while and show that I still have the concentration problems.
As you prob. know, not everyone with ADHD has hyperactivity, there is a subset called 'primarily inattentive' or somesuch which is harder to spot. I should be working right know, but I've got a bit distracted...
Best wishes
Leonardo
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