Posted by King Vultan on December 3, 2004, at 23:48:57
In reply to Re: Help - AD for ADHD guy? other drugs?+long rant :-(, posted by JayDee on December 3, 2004, at 23:26:29
> Hi Todd,
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> Thanks for the reply. I considered Wellbutrin, but unfortunatly I think I have too much general anxiety to handle it. My mother couldn't tolerate it AT ALL, too much anxiety. But she loves the Adderall.
> Has Wellbutrin been shown to have the neurotropic effects of the regular AD's?
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> Parnate on the other hand is somthing that interests me ALOT. The diet restrictions do bother me, and I don't think the Doc would be too keen on a MAOI so quick. And I think I will end up on a Stim eventually, convincing the doc to combine MAOI and stim seems like a daunting task.
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> Have you found Parnate to be as effective for your ADHD symptoms over the long term when compared to Wellbutrin?
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> Thanks, J
>
It's hard for me to say which one is/was more effective for my ADD symptoms. I only took 300 mg/day of Wellbutrin SR, which is short of the maximum dose (and even on this dosage, I developed extreme irritability after a few months). I do think Parnate is a superior antidepressant and is also a more effective social phobia med than Wellbutrin, but all I can say about the effects on my ADD symptoms is that they are the two drugs I've tried that have behaved most similarly. As I believe I indicated, they are also the only two drugs I've tried that are overtly dopaminergic, as I have not tried a real stimulant, such as Ritalin or Adderall.
Todd
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