Psycho-Babble Medication Thread 1022283

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Raisinb - How goes it?

Posted by SLS on July 28, 2012, at 6:54:39

What's happening?

How do you feel about the ADHD thing? Are you going to give psychostimulants a try? There is also Strattera. Wellbutrin and Effexor have been looked at, but I don't know what the rate of response is for these drugs. Some drugs like clonidine and guanfacine are used as augmenting agents. Clonidine can produce depression as a side effect. I don't think guanfacine does.


- Scott

 

Re: Raisinb - How goes it? » SLS

Posted by Raisinb on July 30, 2012, at 22:02:24

In reply to Raisinb - How goes it?, posted by SLS on July 28, 2012, at 6:54:39

Hey thanks, Scott.

I'm feeling more intrigued than disturbed about the ADHD thing. I am seeing my pdoc on August 19, and I'll talk to him about med options then. The ADHD would explain a lot of things that I thought were just my personality, and maybe they are, but it's an interesting theory. Taking th meds and seeing how I react will be the test.

 

Re: Raisinb - How goes it? » Raisinb

Posted by SLS on July 31, 2012, at 5:39:16

In reply to Re: Raisinb - How goes it? » SLS, posted by Raisinb on July 30, 2012, at 22:02:24

> Hey thanks, Scott.
>
> I'm feeling more intrigued than disturbed about the ADHD thing. I am seeing my pdoc on August 19, and I'll talk to him about med options then. The ADHD would explain a lot of things that I thought were just my personality, and maybe they are, but it's an interesting theory. Taking th meds and seeing how I react will be the test.

That's what I would do.

:-)

Are you disturbed that you might have languished for years in a dysfunctional state because you were not treated for the right illness? If not, then what are you disturbed by?

I know a guy whose life followed a similar story. His major complaint was that of depression. To him, that's what his ADHD felt like. Standard antidepressants gave him little or no relief. I believe high-dose Effexor helped a bit. Then, one of his doctors got the bright idea that my friend's reports of depression may have been secondary to ADHD. Strattera (atomoxetine) changed his life. Not only did the depression resolve, but he saw for the first time in his life what it was like to be focused on performing tasks and assemble organized thoughts. He finally cleaned his apartment. He became much more able to live independently. He smiled - lots. He was full of optimism and positive energy. He was like a different person. Strattera was the only drug that he was treated with.


- Scott

 

Re: Raisinb - How goes it? » SLS

Posted by Raisinb on July 31, 2012, at 22:31:12

In reply to Re: Raisinb - How goes it? » Raisinb, posted by SLS on July 31, 2012, at 5:39:16

It would be amazing if my story turned out like that!

I'm so used to the med merry go round I suppose I'm just waiting for the next thing and taking it for granted that I'm languishing with an untreated illness. So it goes :)


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