Posted by Sulpicia on May 3, 2001, at 18:16:59
In reply to Re: Adderall- adult experiences wanted, posted by MissyMissy on May 2, 2001, at 22:27:31
> > Thanks SO much for your response. Sounds like we have a few things in common, huh?? Ya know, I take this ADHD thing as a compliment, I guess- they say it plagues "creative people." Anyway- I have TONS of questions. I have to run to study soon so I'll fire a few now:
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> How does toranfil work?
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> Can Adderall ever be taken on an "as needed basis?" (i.e. when the semester is on vs. breaks)
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> Are you taking any other meds (anti-depressants, etc.)? Someone recommended Celexa to me because they noted that the Wellbutrin with the Adderall might not be a good idea...
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> Again THANKSHi--
Tofranil is a tricyclic anti-depressant and if I could tell you how it worked I wouldn't be in grad school -- I'd own it.
All kidding aside, with the exception of a hazy notion that it affects norepinephrine, nobody knows. But it works for me.
Adderall and the other pstims can be taken on as-needed basis with some cautions: DON'T increase the dose w/out thinking it
thru with the pdoc because while folks with ADD don't as a rule develop a tolerance, it's not out of the realm of possibility.
Also be super-cautious since stopping pstims can *sometimes* trigger depression. If you experience more than a day or 2 of
sleepiness or feeling blue [which you may not feel at all!], you should be cautious in case you ever develop more severe
symptoms.
As for the wellbutrin, I don't know. Reactions to meds are so highly individual I could scream. I took paxil at first and
along with the adderall it promptly launched me into orbit. Yet according to all the interaction warnings, paxil *shouldn't*
do this. Now I take tofranil, which has a warning about potentiation, and yet it doesn't happen to me.
Check out med interactions at www.drkoop.com
If you need an AD med, by all means find one that works for you and then deal with the pstim.
Unfortunately it's a given that getting the pstim dose right will take several weeks. And then you may need further adjustment
down the road.
What you want to avoid in an AD/pstim combo is getting over-focused and getting nothing done. If this happens you need to decrease
the pstim dose -- the trick here is to keep it high enough to be effective but not intoxicating.
Perhaps you could ask for suggestions on this board re: the interactions?
Now *I* have to study. Teaching first thing in the AM.
S.
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