Posted by gianpiero on October 24, 2003, at 17:57:12
In reply to Re: SSRI's without Chem Imbalancesfloridamatt, posted by sfloridamatt on October 23, 2003, at 14:05:44
Yeah, it's amazing how little some doctors know. I sometimes wish that I would have gone to medical school, instead of going into programming.
If I do have symptoms of ADD than it would be without hyperactivity. Sometimes I feel like there are so many thoughts and feeling flying through my mind that it just drains my energy. Working an 8 hour day in front of a pc makes me very tired.Have the stimulants helped with your thought function? I have people, including my therapist, tell me that I'm brilliant. The problem is I have no energy, thus no motivation.
Today, I took a 200 mg of Wellbutrin and 50 mg of Provigil. I feel so much better today, but I know that my insurance isn't going to cover Provigil/Modafinil.Thanks Matt,
Gianpiero> > I've been kind of wondering if might have ADD. I've had some very limited success with SSRI's in the past. I still have trouble concentrating and focusing. Alot of my depression and anxiety is due to the fact that I can't concentrate or focus on specific tasks. However, there are times when I am doing something that I really truly love to do, like composing on the PC, and I'm able to spend hours upon hours glued to the computer.
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> > > > sounds like you might have symptoms of ADD but only your doctor can diagnose it. i, too, have had little to no response to ssri's. i kept telling my doctor "hello wake up!! maybe i don't have a serotonin imbalance!!" i knew more about medication and the brain more than she did...scary.
> there is a new medication for ADD which is not a stimulant called strattera. heard that it works good but has the same side effects of the ssri's including sexual side effects and tends to make people tired all the time. i, myself, prefer stimulants as treatment for ADD in combination with an ssri if you have depression also....what kind of ADD? with/without hypertension? i, unfortunately, have the one without so i was tired all the time. wellbutrin has worked well for ADD and adding the effexor helped my energy level a lot...wish i could afford a psychiatrist though because i would love to get dexedrine or adderall for my add.
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