Posted by Sad Panda on March 8, 2004, at 3:24:45
In reply to Combination of Aricept and Dexedrine, posted by Xavier47 on March 6, 2004, at 17:01:39
> Since I had minor surgery (general anaesthesia) I have been unable to read or think for more then 10 minutes at a time. When I try to read or think some of the symptoms are: my mind simply stops, gets confused. I get nausea and lose tone in upper extremities. I am aware of what is going on but I am unable to respond for several minutes. Then I come back as if nothing happened and resume my activity. Experts have confirmed that it is not epilepsy, narcolepsy, migraine variants, psychological (conversion/anxiety). In other words, after EEG's, sleep tests, MRI's, EMG's, blood tests, ECG's,...nothing shows. The only evidence was found on SPECT which showed minor increased perfusion in the right hippocampus. But it was not indicative of epilepsy. I am just providing the above to let you know that the two drugs, aricept and dexedrine were the only drugs, only taken together, which allowed me to function normally. Neither of them helped when taken by itself. Only taken together did they work. The best way for me to describe it is to say that aricept kind of cleared up the mental roadblock and dexedrine started pushing the thinking. Nobody knows why this worked. Manufacturer of Aricept (Pfizer) has no ideas. So, it was recommended that I join this board and ask. Here I am. The unfortunate part is that the combination worked for about 4 months and then stopped. Any ideas why this worked? By the way I still do not have a diagnosis. According to most of the doctors it is a brand new disorder. It has stumped the medical community. Before this I was in excellent health. Your input would be appreciated.
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>Hi Xavier,
Can I ask how old you are & how long ago did you have surgery? It's sort of sounds like epilepsy with ADD. Have you tried any epilepsy drugs like trileptal, lamictal?
Cheers,
Panda.
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