Posted by Ron Hill on February 27, 2003, at 10:59:48
In reply to Re: Can Concerta or Ritilan cause depression?, posted by cybercafe on February 26, 2003, at 21:19:31
Hi Cybercafe,
> Ron, I am also bp II + ADHD, what have you found works?
I'm not ADHD. I'm just BP II. My initial pdoc misdiagnosed me as ADHD and his mistake totally screwed up my life for several years. Currently, however, I'm doing great! I take 600 mg/day of Lithobid (which does a good job of controlling my hypomania) and I take an OTC called Enada NADH (coenzyme 1) to treat my atypical depression (low motivation, anergy, anhedonia, hypersomnia) and my dysphoric mood states (extreme irritability). I'm only in the fifth week of my Enada NADH trial, so it remains to be seen whether it will provide long-term effectiveness. Time will tell. But so far, the results have been truly remarkable.
How about you? Are your meds dialed in pretty well? It seems to me that the treatment of comorbid ADHD & BP II presents a catch-22 situation. On the one hand, one of the best medications for ADHD is a stimulant, but at the same time a stimulant will destabilize the BP II. What have you found that works?
As you probably know, Ritch (Mitch) has a dx similar to yours. (I think this is correct.)
-- Ron
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