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Re: ADD and medications...what to expect » Jet Meck

Posted by Ritch on March 30, 2003, at 17:13:20

In reply to Re: ADD and medications...what to expect, posted by Jet Meck on March 30, 2003, at 14:49:56

> Ritch I am bipolar + ADHD. What medications do you take now? I used to be on Adderall but did not help. I am now on Effexor and Zyprexa. I feel I could be better though.

Hi, I'm on Depakote 375mg, Wellbutrin 150mg, Klonopin .5mg with fishoil 800mg EPA/day, plus some occasional tyrosine. Adderall has worked the best (so far) for my ADD symptoms (at 5mg a day). Desipramine was a close 2nd (at 10mg/day). Ritalin/Focalin probably 3rd. Prozac was the only SSRI that seemed to help. Nortriptyline was helpful, but only if I took Prozac or Zoloft with it (odd). Buspar strangely enough *did* help-but only if I took a *little* SSRI with it (also very odd). Sedative antidepressants like doxepin, trazodone, serzone, Remeron, worsened ADD symptoms tremendously. All antipsychotics I've taken (conventional and atypical) have made ADD symptoms much worse, too. Benzos can make it worse-but not greatly so. Mood stabilizers can worsen things, but it is dose-dependent, however anticonvulsants help reduce impulsivity and irritability the best of any meds I've taken. I had no real improvement in ADD symptoms with Effexor-it was helpful for anxiety, however. I found Effexor combined with Adderall to work fairly well. Serotonergic drugs irritate my GI tract tremendously, so I am off the Effexor now. The Wellbutrin helps somewhat with task follow-through and listening skills, but doesn't work any "magic" by any means.


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