Posted by MB on January 28, 2002, at 22:07:00
In reply to Re: Daily Adderall Crashes » MB, posted by mr.scott on January 28, 2002, at 13:06:46
> Yes, I too had the crashes. Tried all kind of the stims long acting, short acting, intermediate acting...
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> I stated it in an earlier post, but hands down the similarity between your response to various drugs and mine is uncanny. I too have the same diagnostic confusion surrounding me, and the same response to Stimulants as you. The part where we go seperate ways is on the RLS, although for months I was spaz on Prozac with restlessness in general. My opinion, which I believe is fairly well thought out but still just my opinion, is that BP 2 sounds closer than ADD. I'm betting the stims won't work for you. So far I find a bit of AD + mood stabilizer or a soothing drug like klonopin is required for my often agitated/anxious/dysphoric/depressed brain state. Depakote works, but a price must be paid for it. One that I'm trying to avoid right now and find a more friendly drug. Hence my interest in your trileptal trial. Have you tried Klonopin? I vaguely remember thinking so, but I may be confused. If so what is your experience there.Trileptal made me feel yucky and made me feel like my liver was going to explode (chills, tremors, fatigue, etc). right now I'm on 2000mg Neurontin a day and approx 2.5 mg Klonopin/day. My pdoc told me tonight that he thinks I'm bipolar but that i also have ADD. I imagine this is a very tough combo to treat. My Adderall dose has been dropped from 5mg bid to 2.5mg bid. We're preceding cautiously. I am switching my AD from Prozac to Serzone hopefully to get rid of the RLS and anorgasmia. So what *is* the price to be paid for the Depakote? Are you talking about the weight gain issue? I just recently found out that one of the most beautiful women I've ever known has been on Depakote since the age of sixteen (and trust me, she is *not* overweight). It just goes to show you...ymmv...
MB
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