Posted by pseudoname on May 26, 2006, at 8:34:49
In reply to Re: Ritalin » pseudoname, posted by Paulbwell on May 26, 2006, at 8:20:08
> What are your other meds? are you being treated for other than ADD/HD issues?
I'm only being treated for depression. I don't think I have much attention problems. For depression I've tried 30+ meds & combos (all the biggies) and ECT. The only things that worked were Ritalin and Adderall. Ritalin led to tolerance, and Adderall only helped the worst low trough of depression.
For 5 months, I've been on the synthetic opioid buprenorphine (Subutex) for depression. It WORKS! It has gradually been changing my life. It's hard to get prescribed, though, and pdocs are almost universally misinformed about it.
I don't know if opioids have any effect on AD/HD, but some people find them stimulating, so maybe.
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