Posted by Janice on October 2, 1999, at 22:48:54
In reply to Re: Manic Depression and ADD. , posted by dove on October 1, 1999, at 13:32:17
Hi dove,
You sound much better today. This may sound weird, but I can recognize myself in your sentences. You write, like me, with an urgency to get to the point; I can feel you rushing. This style of writing must be the ADD - I've always been very frank in all my communications. I can't afford the time not to be!
I think not taking the prozac until you get a stabilizer is a great idea. I'm glad you know now about your daughter. God, what I would have given to have known about this as a small child! I'm sure having ADHD made me more vunerable to the PSTD and caused the trichotillomania(I do this whenever i have to hold my body still, even for more than 15 seconds). Think of the grief and low self-esteem you have saved your daughter from.
Dexedrine for me - like Adderall for you, cleared my depression up completely. AFter years and years of trying this AD, that AD, all these different ADs together; all my combined ADs probably gave me only 15% relief. I use the slow-release, long lasting Dexedrine for stability; I could actually feel the cycle of the short acting one. I am curious as to what kind of medication Amitriptyline is.
I am a little curious as to whether if you can tell if your thoughts precede your depression, or your depression precedes your pessimistic thoughts. The past couple of days i've been coming to the conclusion, or accepting the fact,(I imagine this will be a process) that I will never be completely well, that at least this ADHD (I believe with medication and work, I can greatly reduce my other disorders) will always be with me. and I will have to continuously work at my mental health my entire life. Today I felt very sad for all the lives I could have had. But when i feel good, I know also with good care of myself, I can still have a spectacular life. I've just got to reign in this ADD and make the energy work for me and not against me. I'm glad you have a supportive husband. How many earings do you have? Janice
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