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Re: Persistent, cycling irritability... » Ritch

Posted by bob on January 27, 2002, at 22:27:26

In reply to Re: Persistent, cycling irritability... » bob, posted by Ritch on January 27, 2002, at 22:20:23


> Bob, You haven't mentioned a trial with a stimulant... Many folks as adults who have anger-temper probs may benefit from a stimulant to control the impulsiveness-it could be as simple as adult ADHD.
>
> Mitch

Mitch:

When I was on Depakote, I had overwhelming fatigue almost all the time. During this period, I tried Ritalin, and Dexedrine. The Ritalin made an enormous difference for a few days (looking back it was a little like a hypomanic episode) but then gradually it had less and less effect. Eventually, I actually experienced a physical lethargy on it, with very little good effects. I then switched to Dexedrine, and had the same response, except without the initial good phase, probably because my body had already adapted to the Ritalin. Of course, the stimulants were being taken to counteract the unrelenting drowsiness of Depakote, and not for any irritability or impulsiveness. That's one thing Depakote was great at, was putting a big damper on everything. I don't know how I'd respond to those stimulants now, but I'd be suprised if any beneficial effect lasted.

Maybe Provigil would be a good thing to try???

 

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