Posted by JohnX2 on January 24, 2002, at 17:39:45
In reply to Psychiatrist won't let me try amphetamines., posted by zarathustra on January 23, 2002, at 1:06:07
It sounds like you are in the classic
scenario that I was in. If every AD med
does not include any mood stablizer than odds
are that your doctor is correct and you are
confusing your ADD symptoms with hypomania.A good med for unipolar depresson that also treats
bipolar is Lamictal for starters. Have you tried
this one? Putting a stimulant in the hands
of a bipolar patient would be a disaster.Could you please supply us with a list of ADs
you tried and your responses? Did you have shorted
lived responses that petered out on any of them?What are your "ADD" symptoms?
I barked up the ADD + depression tree for a long
time before I was correctly diagnosed as bipolar II.
Bipolar II is tricky to diagnose. I might take
a med that could treat either like Lamictal.-John
> Does anyone know a way to go about getting dexadrine or aderral via perscription or 'otherwise'? I am quite curious after extensive research if I will respond as I predict.
> I believe my prob is ADD + depression
> Doc thinks it is BP
> I've tried every AD in the book
>
> now I'm willing to try something different!
poster:JohnX2
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