Posted by Paulbwell on August 23, 2005, at 0:11:47
In reply to Saw Pdoc Today What Do You Think Of the Med?, posted by Phillipa on August 22, 2005, at 19:54:48
> Before I fill my Rx I want to know what you guys think. My pdoc was observant enough to see how high my anxiety is. So she kept the valium and then prescribed Nortriptaline l0mg l-3 tabs a bedtime. So what are your experiences with this med and does it help with anxiety and how high is this dose. Thanks, Fondly, Phillipa
Hi Phillipa,
I hope it works, if not ask about a stimulant, it changed my life, and many others where ADS have not, and the much better Dexedrine has has better results with ,many as a case shows where 2 15mg SR where employed:
DEXEDRINE TOOK ME OUT OF HELL! Have been on it for over a month , after forty years of severe depressions that were broken only for brief periods. It was so bad that it was akin to severe physical torture. No antidepressants helped much or for long. The low dose of Effexor I still am on just took the edge off. I have lived on only for my children's sake, knowing that eventually nature would take me out.Fortunately, I kept trying. Just over a month ago, I was diagnosed with ADD and tried Dexedrine 5mg for the first time. Within an hour my world calmed and everything felt so 'normal,' without the free-floating anxiety and depression I was used to! Focusing was suddenly easy - before it was nearly impossible.
Now I am on 15mg spansules twice a day and my depression has not returned at all! (My dry mouth is mostly gone, the only side effect.) I have energy and can always focus, combined with a natural sense of well-being - I have life and it is incredibly good! I am thankful to my good doctor - ADD is tough to diagnose in adults, especially with no hyperactivity as in my case.
I wonder how many poor souls are wandering this earth with untreated ADD and depression.... If you are one and read this, know that someone else understands and that help and life is possible!
Cheers
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