Posted by Mitch on June 19, 2001, at 10:48:31
In reply to Re: Any success with Provigil (Modafinil) for ADHD? » Mitch, posted by Sulpicia on June 19, 2001, at 0:04:19
> > > >Mitch --
> samples of provigil seem to be everywhere. Look up the manufacturer
> and send the contact info to your doc and have him/her request it.
> The daughter I mentioned has bipolar II and ADHD.
> Her current [and effective] coctail is lamictal, welbutrin and adderall.
> Needless to say, mania has never been an issue for her -- just horrible depression
> the worst of which was severe hypersomnia. No seasonality tho.
> Have you tried the pstims as add-ons?
> S.Sulpicia,
YEP, was on 5mg Adderall in the morning during my late fall/early winter seasonal episode (I have two episodes a year about two months long a piece for about 24 years now). The Adderall worked great for the ADHD and I slept a very consistent 7-8 hrs. a nite-got up right away (no slapping the snooze bar a dozen times!) and I had no trouble going to sleep, my mood cycling even settled down (the embedded three week cycles)and I had NO depression during that time (wow!).BUT, I always complained about too much anxiety with it and after a couple of months (I took Neurontin with it too)I got panicky and then a thyroid tumor and the Adderall got stopped. My Mom has epilepsy and had thyroid cancer-so half my thyroid got whacked out. So, my pdoc attempts to treat the ADHD less directly now-with the Neurontin and a little Zoloft.
I just had so many positive things happen taking the stimulant-but I got baggage I didn't want. I was just wondering if there was another way to approach the ADHD without using the usual pstims. Antidepressants-especially SSRI's keep the rapid-cycling going on-but I am not panicky. I am beginning to wonder if anybody can figure this crap out. The nortriptyline worked better than SSRI for the ADHD. Desipramine worked even better but made me clearly hypomanic.
Mitch
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