Posted by colin wallace on August 6, 2003, at 11:02:52
In reply to Re: Treating Inattentiveness » colin wallace, posted by Ron Hill on August 3, 2003, at 22:00:59
Hey there Ron,
So you do read the board even when you're not posting. Our vacation was good; thanks for asking.
>>Glad you had a good break.
Actually, I'm away from home a lot these days, and tend to look in now and then from an internet cafe...I'm likely to miss a few posts!Yes, I know. The Lamictal and Prozac are old news and I read about the TCA addition in your recent posts.
>>Yup, well, as with most of us posters who get some respite..no news is generally good news as you know!!The TCA is very unobtrusive, and I must say I feel feel less of my usual(longstanding) lassitusde already.Slightly more inclined towards effort in my approach to daily tasks.
I don't recall that you have ever tried a pstim like Ritalin, Adderall, or Dexedrine. Have you? A pstim will help you focus like crazy and give you energy and motivation. They're great but, as you know, they are notorious for reducing mood stability in bipolar patients.Yes, the quandry that afflicts us merry band of fortunates with both BP and ADD symptoms.The fine contradictions involved in both maintaining stability whist 'speeding' up those fuzzy and sluggish thought patterns!
It's an unenviable balance to strike, eh??
That's why I chose a bog-standard TCA in preference to a stim.,etc.(I remember what stims did to you, and let's not forget even benign ol' Sam-E pushed us both over the edge eventually!!)
It has to be Straterra next, as stims are really a weapon of last resort for me.> How ‘bout Armstrong? Incredible human being!
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Is he ever!I was leaping into the air and yelling as he put Ulrich in his place.Take care Ron,
Col.
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