Posted by azurebay on May 30, 2002, at 19:32:17
In reply to Re: ADD and Comorbid Disorders; Expert Advice PLZ!, posted by azurebay on May 29, 2002, at 12:14:41
Evening All,
I had to add to my last medication detail since visiting with the doc this afternoon... quite interesting and informative, at least in my situation.
The Zyprexa reaction was frankly, the WORST experience I've ever had with ANY drug, bar none, out of literally hundreds taken over a certain person's lifetime. This was extremely uncommon, since taking everything from (honestly) almost EVERY AD, trying ALL the ADD drugs, having lived with chronic pain earlier in life, and also (generally speaking) being rather street-wise with every drug known to man, addictive or otherwise lol. I kid you not, I could take 300mg of Effexor (and have), go off it with no side-effects after 4 months (and have); take benzos for extended periods of time (and, yes I have), go off of them with NO withdrawal... but this was HORRIFIC!
Zyprexa PUT ME ON THE GROUND, literally, with memory loss (total amnesia, which I've never experienced even after drinking lethal limits of alcohol for months, and massive doses of various meds in my pre-diagnosed-ADD-crazy-past-life, so-to-speak *smiles*), zombie-like for 2 damn days, unable to so much as walk normally, and SEVERE pain from twitching in my legs and feet!!! JESUS H! That's some questionable "orphan" in-the-middle psychotropic drug reactions, as my doc would say!
I don't doubt its use in severe cases, but at the lowest dose of 2.5mg... I wouldn't give this to my worst enemy... worse than any GHB or Rohypnol or anything I, personally, have ever experienced.
Chances are it's just my bio-chemistry, particularly the ADD component being most predominant.
At any rate, I'm completely back to normal today on an effective dose of ADD med, small anti-depressant doses, and a gentle benzodiazapine, also at small doses. It's like night and day, as if I'm back to normal, feeling better than ever.
I do appreciate your responses, but for research sake (as in Dr. Bob's information) -- I would never consider this medication for someone with predominant ADD/ADHD symptoms and co-existing GAD with depression.
Smiles Always (and again, TY all),
Azure
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