Posted by KimberlyDi on November 3, 2003, at 16:07:22
In reply to Re: What Now?, posted by Rvanson on October 31, 2003, at 23:20:13
ADD symptoms. I say symptoms because I've never officially been diagnosed with ADD/ADHD but my son has. We're so much alike. I've always wondered if I had ADD too but didn't want the trouble of trying to get on Ritilin which was a controlled substance, triplicate forms, etc. Enough trouble to get it for my son. While reading the pamphlet for Strattera, a lightbulb went off in my head <DING>. "That's me".
Stratter and Effexor worked wonderfully well for me. Effexor just raised my blood pressure too much. And now I hate Effexor because of the b.s. of withdrawals. No more SSRI's for me.
KDi
> > I've been on Zoloft, Prozac, Paxil, Wellbutrin and Effexor (and Lexapro briefly). Effexor was my life-saver but I can't continue it because of high blood pressure.
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> > I have a drinking problem so I wonder if I need something stronger on dopamine than serotonin. I don't know why I've had such success with 2 SSRI's (Paxil and Effexor.) I need a medication that helps with major anxiety and minor depression that won't interfer with Strattera.
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> > I'm at a loss, going through effexor withdrawal, and terrified of going back into that black pit of depression.
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> > I'm not bi-polar but I sometimes think I have minor *cycles*. A rare unusually great mood is often followed by a crash. I'm just a hodgepodge of problems, having very few symptoms of alot of disorders but nothing really grabbing the spotlight.
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> > Any ideas would be appreciated. I see my pdoc on 11/4.
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> > KDi in TExas
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> You might give Celexa a try, but seeing as you were using Lexapro, I cant say that it would work for you.
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> I did notice that I had less anxiety on Celexa then Lexapro and they dont seem to affect liver function in a manner incompatable with the consumption of alcohol, as other AD's can.
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> May I ask what symptoms the Strattera that you take is prescribed for ?
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