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Neurontin, stimulants, effexor, ADD, BP II

Posted by MomO3 on May 10, 2002, at 1:28:48

Two Questions:

1. Is Anyone taking neurontin + stimulant (dexadrine, adderall, concerta?) If so how is that working?

2. My pdoc keeps mentioning effexor but I haven't taken it yet. How is it different than the other ssris like Prozac or Celexa?

Thanks!

This is my first post to this website. I have been lurking for about a week now. I am looking for some insights. If you are interested in my background and how I got here read on:
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I am maybe ADD and/or maybe Bipolar II.

I took prozac on and off from 1989 to 1998. I stopped it before I got pg with 1st child.

In 1994 after a head on car accident (that I walked away from), I started having chronic anxiety, and when I had my first real panic attack last Sept, and took my first xanax I realized I have been completely stressed out for YEARS.

I abstained from all meds during 2 pregnancies and was "allowed" to take Zoloft while nursing. Let me tell you, Zoloft did little for me except piss me off.

Last fall I took Paxil & Celexa and decided that it was not helping me because I wasn't actually depressed. I think my bouts of depression are a symptom of something else.

So... I went to the pdoc in March. I did the research and came up with ADD, he agreed and I spent 2 months sampling adderall, concerta and then dexadrine. The result was not bad, but not quite what I had hoped for.

At my follow-up last week he prescribed neurontin. BP II was discussed but not diagnosed - my Dad is clearly BiPolar, but he would NEVER go to a shrink to be diagnosed. The PDoc keeps mentioning Wellbutrin and Effexor, but I have not bitten on those yet. I am so tired of taking anti-depressants that don't help.

Does anyone have any advice for me? About the meds or the ADD/BiPolar?

I know a little about ADD and almost nothing about Bi-Polar II... I feel a little lost like I have been thrust into a whole different world of meds... the first post I read on this site was about "a doctor made epileptic" and I immediately had an anxiety attack about taking the neurontin...


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