Posted by stargazer on January 13, 2007, at 12:15:19
In reply to Re: Had pdoc appt and got go ahead on stims/Liliths » stargazer, posted by liliths on January 13, 2007, at 6:33:10
Litiths...I'm on Emsam 6 mg which I told my pdoc I really wanted to remain at since there are no dietary restrictions...Since i have been on Mao's before, I have always loosely follow a MAO diet since I don't really like most of the foods that are restricted, with the exception of cheese, and with the 6 mg Emsam it shouldn't be a problem.
I don't like red wine, pickled herring, ripe bananas or even unripe bananas. These foods have never appealed to me and red wine gives me migraines, so I never drink it even when I didn't take MAO's.
Pdoc didn't really prescribe a stimulant since I told him I had lots of amphetamine 10 mg tablets which was filled and never used back when I was taking Adderall. So we decided I could continue to "experiment" with the dosage which he said I could go much higher on! I may go from 2.5 to 5 mg 2X/day (separated by 4-6 hours for the short acting amphet)but believe me I will be taking my BP often. I do not want any surprises with this combination!
I think over time I may opt for a longer acting stim (Adderall-XR) since I have too many problems remembering to take my meds and the ups and downs may be too much once my life starts getting back to "normal".
I think the overcompensation says something about hard you have to work to maintain some "normalcy" in your life despite internal "chaos". I realize now why I was always so exhausted after work and never wanted to socialize, even though I wasn't actively depressed. Even when my depression was stable, the ADD part of it kept me struggling to stay in control of my life and this was always very difficult.
Hopefully, I will start to see real changes in the way I handle the day to day problems and stress of living. I hope I'm not expecting too much but I am hopeful this time and haven't been for a very long time, so I'm due.
SG
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