Posted by Temoigneur on August 31, 2002, at 0:42:44
In reply to Re: Cylert/Pemoline » Bekka H., posted by Elizabeth on April 16, 2002, at 21:44:13
> Hi Bekka. Sorry it's taken me so long to write -- I took a break from PB for a few days (for various reasons).
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> > You said that Cylert didn't have the roller-coaster effect that sometimes goes along with short-acting drugs like Dex and Ritalin. Is Cylert a long-acting drug (time release)?
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> It's not a controlled-release formulation, no; it's just a naturally long-acting drug.
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> It does seem like a lot of people find it ineffective -- especially people who've used Ritalin or Dexedrine before. Also, it's not clear whether Cylert has a similar mechanism of action to these other stimulants. (BTW, amphetamine has at least one mechanism that Ritalin doesn't have; this might be part of the reason you had trouble switching over. Cylert probably would not "cover" for amphetamine withdrawal, either.)
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> > When you were on it, did you combine it with any other meds?
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> No, just the Cylert.
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> > Was it the first medicine in its class that you had ever taken?
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> The first psychostimulant, you mean? Yes. I did subsequently try some other ones, but they caused problems with the MAOI that I was on at the time.
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> I hope this helps. Good luck, whatever you decide to do.
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> -elizabeth
Hi elizabeth, I heard that Cylert can be helpful for people who have fatigue, and OCD - ritalin and dexedrine make my OCD worse, I'm using modafanil right now, but I seem to be gaining tolerance, and I need something that will enable me to function as I'm in school and take zyprexa and effexor, which make me tired. Would you be able to tell me how I could go about obtaining Clyert as it is no longer on the marketThanks so much
Ben
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