Posted by Zo on March 26, 2002, at 17:43:54
In reply to Re: Anyone had success with ECT? » Zo, posted by BarbaraCat on March 26, 2002, at 16:58:02
All I can say is, Remeron stupified me, lithium was difficult and crude compared to Lamictal. . .ADD varies a lot from hour to hour, day to day. True pstims--Dex, Ritalin, Adderall, and subjectively, Provigil, tho it is not chemically a pstim--even things out. I could handle papers and piles--but before Dex was as you described, and cried every day at the too-muchness. Provigil just opened up a whole new area of paper-clarity. You should see my file--you could eat off the floof!
I am BPII, ADD, TLE, CFS. Respond to coffee same as you.
Prescribed stims *are* a pinch of speed, in comparison to the amount one uses "recreationally"---and truly, have been nothing but helpful to my body. Better posture, muscle tone.Klonopin, while a great med, aggravated my ADD so much all the next day, it also got filed under Stupid-making drugs.
ADD and BP II are almost impossible to separate, and are both Kindling disorders of the brain. Your long clear stretches *strongly* suggest that BPII is your primary dx. Which the stims do not aggravate, they are very organizing, which always helps. My life didn't come together, however (15 years of trying meds) til I added Lamictal just last fall. I encourage you to consider it.
Zo
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