Posted by zeugma on October 1, 2004, at 19:14:26
In reply to Re: why does Provigil help my ADD » zeugma, posted by karaS on September 30, 2004, at 22:34:08
> z,
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> No need to answer my question above on how you're doing since I've read this thread. I just had one thing to add here. If you're thinking that it's possible you have a movement/Parkinson's type problem, then wouldn't it make sense to try selegiline or other dopaminergics?
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> -K
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hi kara (and you're one of my favorite posters too :),yes i have thought about selegiline also. The dopaminergic Ritalin seems to be doing little for me, though who knows with these meds... at least I seem to be becoming tolerant to its s/e. I took about 20 mg Strattera this morning. The powder is noxious, and I simply dumped about half the contents of the 40 mg capsule onto my plate, replaced the cap and took it with 20 mg Ritalin LA and .5 mg Klonopin as per my pdoc's instructions. the stuff is somewhat caustic, and burned my hand a little when I shook the excess powder into the trash, but then that suits my current state of mind :)Familiar strattera effects: a 'hardening' of attention, a feeling of alertness without increased energy or anxiety. Very different from the supposedly similar nortriptyline. The drug has a definite antidepressant effect. It reduced the rise in anxiety from Ritalin, which was good. Some of this also may have had to do with my using an old trick, of getting up at 3 am so my circadian cycle is more closely aligned with my periods of peak wakefulness (for me, about 4 am).
I don't know what I'm going to do. I have to keep myself going, but have little faith in these meds. maybe Strattera combined with Ritalin will have some kind of changed effect. I'm going to call my pdoc on Monday cause I am running out of ritalin LA. I don't know what the Ritalin is doing for me, but maybe it creates a changed environment so the Strattera can work a little better. The way I see it, even an improvement of 5 - 10 % from current baseline could help me get through this demanding period of my life. I have also resigned myself to the necessity of massive caffeine intake, and am consuming my nightly full-strength pot so I will have the energy to make sure all alarm clocks are set (I am a comatose sleeper) and coffeemaker is set for the morning.Life comes down to these little things, in a pinch, and I am in quite a tight place right now.
-z
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