Posted by KarenB on July 11, 2000, at 14:34:26
In reply to Re:augment?ADD? to KarenB from me!, posted by CarolAnn on July 11, 2000, at 9:21:47
> Karen, your description of ADD is right on target with mine. In fact, I'm now wondering if we could be the same person, since I also have a two yr old AND a Gyn appt this week! Ha, Ha, and Ha!
> When I finally figured out the ADD thing,(which I never would have done, if I hadn't found out that it could be "without hyperactivity"), I also, had a huge revelation. It was actually a huge sense of relief! To know that all my childhood 'oddities' were the result of a brain glitch and not the result of a defective personality, wow what a concept!
> Do you have a Pdoc, and does he know about the Adrafinil? I am thinking about switching from AD's to Provigil, since I can get that prescribed and my insurance will pay for it. But, if the provigil doesn't work, I think the Adrafinil will be worth the money. I just don't know how to bring up the subject of using something that is not ok'd in the US, with my Pdoc.
> Would you mind if I E-mailed you? We seem to have so much in common, and I'd love to get to know you even better. Let me know. CarolAnnCarol Ann,
Yes - please e-mail me!
If you want to bring up the overseas meds with your doc, be pre-armed. What I did to get him to trial an off-label use of Provigil is to copy web pages written by other respected doctors on the subject, plus an article written by the manufacturer regarding current testing (dated 05/00)for use as an ADD drug. I faxed them to p-doc's office several days before my appt. and told his assistant what I was wanting to try. He read them, contacted another p-doc who has trialed this med for ADD and let me give it a try. I also asked him, because I have treatment resistant depression, if he would be willing to write a prescription for an overseas med, should our trials of US drugs fail. He said yes. Trying Zyprexa was his idea - and so far, a good one.
The more prepared you are the more he/she will be willing to listen. Documents written by other doctors will command some respect more than just what we (the lowly patient) may say.
Karen
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