Posted by Renee N on February 26, 2000, at 2:32:08
In reply to Too sleepy on Effexor, posted by Renee N on February 22, 2000, at 23:16:23
all for your responses. I truly appreciate your ideas, suggestions, questions, experience, and last , but certainly not least, your caring support.
Last night I made a post to thank you. By the time I realized it never showed up, I was too exhausted to repost. I was so dissapointed because I had been oh so clever, funny, etc. Kind of like the fish that got away...
I have tried the other stimulants. While ADDerall doesn't do all I wish it would, I think it helps me to stick with boring tasks and listen a little better.
I have tried Wellbutrin SR up to 450 mg a day with stimulants. It made me less upset about the ADD, but did not improve it. Wellbutrin made me become more easily agitated by my kids, and more loving to my husband. It gave me horrible mouth sores. In fact, I believe my gums became agitated to the point of needing gum surgery(had it a few years ago, also) from the Wellbutrin. 150 mg doesn't seem to cause any adverse reactions for me. I think my pdoc left it in my mix to help my libido. My lack of desire has been a problem throughout my marriage. After I was on Wellbutrin for a short time, I developed an insatiable appetite for sex. Unfortunately for my husband and I, it went back to nearly nonexistant after a couple of very happy, long to be remembered months. (Can you hear me sighing?) Now I can understand men's strong urges. I'm glad my husband knows now that the problem is not him or my feelings for him, but something physical with me.
Speaking of my husband...he was was on a trip the weekend I was talking about in my last post. When he is home, he usually vacuums every weekend. I wish I could say that I also usually get the dusting done and the bathrooms clean, but I am honest to a fault(except when it comes to chocolate. I will steal chocolate with no guilt feelings at all! Once my husband walked into the room just as I was biting off the head of his chocolate Easter bunny. Another time my college roomate's chocolate fudge kept becoming mysteriously smaller everytime she quit doing drugs at her boyfriend's long enough to stumble in for more clothes or something. My kids and I have come to an agreement that I may take candy from them without asking, since when I replace it, I always give them more than I took!)Okay, so I got off subject there, so sue me! I'll just get my lawyer to plead not guilty due to ADD!
Actually my husband is much neater and harder working than I am. My daughter takes after him. My son and I on the other hand...well, let it suffice to say our socks are not all folded in the drawers in neat little rows, and we have never even considered the idea that underpants can be folded. I mean what's the point?! I guess I should be thankful that everyone in the family can relate to someone else in the family.
I suppose that my gut has been telling me for quite a while that I should change pdocs. I'm afraid that I'm slow to make changes sometimes. Besides the common ADD symptoms of procrastination and disorignization, I also have to overcome the paralyzing effect of having both fear of failure and fear of success. I already have the name of another pdoc from my primary care guy. I hope your suppport will be the catalyst needed to set me in motion. I also have problems telling "authority figures" that I don't feel they are good enough for me. I know I have got to get over this, so I can get and do what's best for myself, my family, and the students I work with at my job.
I love Psycho-Babble and it's Babblers, but I am going to try to cut back a bit. I need to focus more energy on building on my positives, rather than dwelling on my negatives. I also will probably feel much better if I start going to bed at a decent hour on worknights.
Again, thank you all for your support. This is very theraputic to babble to others who can relate. Love you guys, Renee N
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