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Re: Ultra Rapid Cycling Stopped » linkadge

Posted by Ron Hill on March 13, 2010, at 10:14:24

In reply to Re: Ultra Rapid Cycling Stopped, posted by linkadge on March 13, 2010, at 7:59:39

> Just as a side question, did you ever try ritalin alone?

Link,

Thanks for the information.

Yes, I took Ritalin by itself 14 years ago. (I miscounted when I said 12 years in my post above). My first p-doc visit was in April, 1996.

Here are my results from taking Ritalin when I was a p-med virgin:

1. Incredible focus, clarity of thought, drive, motivation, and a "can do" attitude for a couple weeks;

2. Then wide mood swings;

3. Eventually off the chart irritability -- GRRRRRRRRRRRRR

The p-doc that distroyed my life first put me on Ritalin by itself 14 years ago. When I became moody, I went back to his office and told him that Ritalin was fun at first, but I wanted to discontinue.

However, he insisted that we continue by adding Paxil to Ritalin to take the edge off of the Ritalin monotherapy. But, still no screening test.

With the addition of Paxil, I was off to the manic races. And, when I started showing up in his office for "med checks" while in a manic state, he still did not put the puzzle pieces together and figure out that I am bipolar. Go figure. He just kept writting scripts for large amounts of Ritalin and Paxil.

In a manic state one day, I called the p-doc's wife and asked her what the p-doc liked to do in his free time so I could buy him a present. She told me that he liked to fly fish. So, I went out and bought a $300 fly rod. I brought it with me to my next appointment and gave it to him. He took it with a thank you, but still no screening test.

When I went to my first p-doc appointment, I knew absolutely nothing about p-meds or p-dx's. Never again! Never again! I will never take anything from any doctor without doing my homework first. I learned how to do research by watching how PBer's have done it over the years.

Now-a-days, when I've tried using 5 mg of Ritalin as an add-on to my cocktail, within 30 minutes I am VERY off the chart irritabile.

-- Ron

dx: Bipolar II and mild OCPD

600 mg/day Trileptal
200 mg/day Lamictal
500 mg/day Keppra
90 mg/day Nardil
1.9 mg/day Deplin (taken with methyl B-12 and P-5-P)
Dark therapy via LowBlueLight glasses
Several vitamins and supplements


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