Posted by polarbear206 on March 13, 2010, at 11:28:26
In reply to Re: Ultra Rapid Cycling Stopped » linkadge, posted by Ron Hill on March 13, 2010, at 10:14:24
> > Just as a side question, did you ever try ritalin alone?
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> Link,
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> Thanks for the information.
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> 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.
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> Here are my results from taking Ritalin when I was a p-med virgin:
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> 1. Incredible focus, clarity of thought, drive, motivation, and a "can do" attitude for a couple weeks;
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> 2. Then wide mood swings;
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> 3. Eventually off the chart irritability -- GRRRRRRRRRRRRR
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> -- Ron
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> dx: Bipolar II and mild OCPD
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> 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
>Gee Ron, Can't compete with the $300 fly rod. I baked my p-doc a cake in my one and only hypomanic summer episode 20 years ago. :)
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