Posted by KarenB on June 12, 2000, at 15:10:12
In reply to Re: Adults with ADHD, posted by Gerri_mww on June 12, 2000, at 1:14:42
Gerri,
Hi! I also have ADD, innattentive type with HYPOactivity (yawn...)and dysthymia (chronic, low-level depression). I am so glad that I now know what's been wrong all my life, it's just too bad it took so long to discover the real problem.
I am taking Adderall (20 mg before getting out of bed in the morning, then 10 mg five hours later) for energy and FOCUS, plus 10mg of Buspar, 3x per day for anxiety and low level depression. This combo is working much better than anything else has (in the States but that's a different story...) but I still feel that it could be better, so I continue my search.
There is a med being used for Narcolepsy that they are testing for use in ADD/ADHD patients, called modafinil (brand name Provigil). If you go back to the most recently archived board and look for a post called "somebody please help...," you'll find two posts from me with websites to check into if you are interested. Supposedly, it can increase motivation and focus as well as energy, without that "wired" feeling.
I tried Effexor as well and it just made me tired, like all SSRIs have. The only meds that have ever been effective at all for me are psychostimulants. From what I've read and what I've learned from my own personal experience, low Dopamine is the culprit with ADD, not low Seratonin. This is why Ritalin has been effective for so many, as it mimics Dopamine. Increasing Seratonin (like Effexor, Zoloft, Paxil, Serzone, etc. do) makes me sleepy and apathetic at best, grasping on for sanity at worst.
"Rick" mentioned a combo last week including Provigil, Klonopin (anxiety drug) and something else. From what I've heard, a low dose of Klonopin is very effective for anxiety.
Good luck and best of health to you.
Karen
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