Posted by scott-d-o on January 23, 2004, at 20:59:23
In reply to Re: Pseudoephedrine and ADD, posted by SandyWeb on January 23, 2004, at 6:58:22
> No, the pseudoephedrine does not help tremendously. It gives me more energy. I also take a beta blocker, so maybe that is why I don't have many bad side effects from it. But it doesn't help a lot with focus.
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> I find that 1 pill is not enough and 2 pills makes me too speedy. I don't want the speedy "high", but rather the focus and energy (I always feel tired). The pseudoephedrine helps some....I can focus more on the work I'm doing....BUT it comes along with a "high" that I don't want. Maybe I just have to find a way to tweak my meds with it.
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> Dopamine is impacted upon by Wellbutrin and also anti-psychotics. I've tried both, and they make my heart race. But I wasn't using a beta blocker at the time. Maybe I could tolerate Wellbutrin now. Just need a backbone to mention it to my doctor.
>Well, most antipsychotics lower dopamine transmission but they can also increase it depending on the dosage you take. However, most of the antipsychotics also effect serotonin, noradrenergic, and even acetylcholine receptors. They also effect dopamine in a much different way than stimulants and I've never heard of any of them being efficacious for ADD. Your right about Wellbutrin being a dopamine reuptake inhibitor, however, it is an extremely mild one at that. It has a much greater impact on noradrenaline (like pseudoephedrine), which I'm sure is the source of any cardiac problems you may have had with the drug. I found Wellbutrin made me manic, while Adderall (a mixture of dextro and levo amphetamine salts) had a calming, focusing affect and almost made me want to go to sleep-- at lower doses of course.
scott
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