Posted by undopaminergic on April 21, 2008, at 4:53:36
In reply to Re: cognitive problems from solian » undopaminergic, posted by JDx on April 19, 2008, at 18:32:44
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> About your daignosis, i think that ritalin itself can 'flatten' your motivions , and mybe thats why you feel like schizoid personality.
>No, the symptoms existed before Ritalin, which is one of the attempts to treat them.
> especilly if you have adhd-ia who usually has low motivions..
> i remember that when i took risperidone , it increased all my low motivions - and i felt like before i took ritlain for the first time.
>That's interesting, as my experience with risperidone was the opposite: it made me lethargic, and more apathetic and anhedonic.
> It makes sens, i mean- ritalin messes with dopamine in all synapses in the brain, and not only those realated to attation, but also those which responsible for motivations
> >Yes, but in my experience it improves motivation - at least until tolerance develops. The drug tends to lose it efficacy, necessitating "drug holidays" to restore effectiveness.
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