Posted by PsychoSage on March 7, 2004, at 17:10:08
In reply to ADDr's....does this make sense? « thinkfast, posted by Dr. Bob on March 7, 2004, at 16:22:01
what's going on here? Dr. Bob is describing the subjective effects of stimulants?
I am confused. I am relatively new. Who is Dr. Bob to begin with?
Is SAD schizoaffective? Anyways, it sounds like a thought disorder is going on there.
It's funny that antipsychotics are used to treat a thought disorder, but the other thought disorder known as ADHD is treated with stimulants.
If people get on your nerves and you have trouble in public places, then you may be dealing with a cycle of paranoia and hostility [whether perceived from others or your own - either way it's a cycle}.
If you are schizoaffective and you were depressed then perhaps the stimulant brought on a pleasant experience that you've been wishing for a while. Please remember though that prolonged use of Adderall can send you into mania or psychosis before you can tell.
After a few more trials of adderall, you are going to have your obsessive thoughts again I imagine. A stimulant can perform a feat of wonder on the cognitive side initially, but with your established disorders, I would not get too excited.
Perhaps a stimulant in a low dose carefully monitored with a lot of cognitive therapy and reality testing skills[i think that is what they call getting how we know sanity} can be beneficial.
Also look into Nemanda for your depression/cognitive issues and Aricept.
Anything dopaminergic from provigil yes, contrary to popular belief it is dopaminergic too, to amphetamine to parkinson's drugs can be problematic. I've read about old people on levodopa who have lots of sex and gamble compulsively after they started it, but those were a few stray case reports. Aside from the parkinsonians, the stimulants DEFINITELY need to be handled with extreme caution and care.
Stimulants cause perceptual disorders more than cure them.
Even if the stimulant seems to enhance your emotions, it may steal them away when the drug poops out on you or makes you crash at the end of the day.
I did not want to burst your bubble, but stimulants are not the wonder drug they always seem initially. The brain changes, and if you want improvement, you have to try your best to get interpersonal skills and overcome the predilection towards isolation.
These are issues I deal with personally, so good luck!
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