Posted by kelv on February 25, 2007, at 15:08:34
In reply to Re: Strattera and Stimulants, posted by jealibeanz on February 25, 2007, at 4:52:42
> > > > Dexidrine helps with bipolar according to my Sr.
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> > > I'v read that it was successfull in treating acute mania in a couple studies, and used to be an OCD treatment, but helping bipolar?-refrences?
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> > My reference would be my Dr. himself. He's a neuropsyche with a long successful career. He says that it has focusing qualities that I understand to have a modulating/stabilizing effect in some bipolars. I can believe this.
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> > Peace,
> > Kaye
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> So dexedrine is better than other stimulants at treating OCD?
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> I don't have OCD, but do have GAD, with probably some mild obsessive thoughts/behaviors that I don't realize. Maybe that would help.
Yer maybe. I had/have GAD and was given Xanax it worked for a while but now is ineffective pretty much. I can obsess too, i tried Dex at ~20mgs daily and found it more sedating than Xanax, indeed the first times i tried 1, 5mg tab i fell asleep deeply for a couple hours and it felt like i had slept for 8, other times it would make me lazy and content to lay on my bed, i have also thought, had Docs think i was manic so i can definately see how it could be neurally stabilising to an overactive brain.
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