Posted by francesco on February 15, 2004, at 18:45:07
In reply to Re: EFFEXOR for ADD? frustrated w/ my psychiatrist, posted by snarley on February 12, 2004, at 18:48:12
Hi Snarley, I have had ADD too and my problems are under certain respects similar to yours, since I can't get stimulants where I live (in Italy). What I can say is that your psychiatrist's suggestion, to increase Effexor, seems to make sense, since at the higher dosages it's supposed to affect also dopamine. Moreover, as someone else on this board said, Amen says that Effexor is his first choice for Overfocused ADD and that this kind of ADD makes worse on stimulants alone. This is the theory, now something personal ...
I managed to try Ritalin for some days and for my add was completely unuseless. I could concentrate far better on Anafranil, which is supposed to be similar to Effexor. Moreover Ritalin made me feel 'drugged', and the ups and downs, the major change of personality, the necessity to taking it every three our and an half convinced me that stimulants were not for me. I don't know about you anyway, just sharing. Best Wishes
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