Posted by Ame-Sans-Vie on August 11, 2006, at 8:13:06
In reply to Re: AME SANS VIE » Ame-Sans-Vie, posted by Paulbwell on August 11, 2006, at 7:51:05
> I THOUGHT YOU HATED METHYLPHENIDATE!!??
lol, I did when I tried it years back -- it made me feel extremely tense and nauseated. But I was on a much higher dose of benzos this time around. And I think the formulation in Concerta feels quite a bit gentler than the immediate-release formulations.
> (OMG i think i'm on more psychotropics than you ATM)!!-i remember your extreme reguime a few months ago-Meth/amphetamines, High Xanax, Klon, SEconal/Tuinal-it was quite something.Ha, yes, it was *quite* something, to say the least. Glad to not be dealing with 25+ pills a day anymore, lol!!
> I have been in hospital (2 weeks) due to alcohol overuse, my PsyDoc came to my house when i was drunk-:( and he sent me to hospital.
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> Anyway he put me back on 2mgs Clonazepam~3x day+5mg Valium at night, after a quick booze, detox of 40mgs Valium+2 7.5mg Zopliclones for 2 days, (Hospital sucks!!)Ugh, tell me about it. :-/ I've been lucky enough to remain unhospitalized for a couple years now. ::knock on wood::
> He asked me what i would require to control my GAD, without booze, so i quickly, somehow said 3mgs Xanax, which he gave me!! (rare downunder) (this not being USA-this is a rarely used med, i may inquire about 2mgs 2x daily xnt week) with 6mgs Clonaz+5mgs Valium@2 Zoplicones-(i'm benzo tolerant-3,5 years).Yeah, I've heard from many people in Australia and the UK that prescription of alprazolam is generally frowned upon there. Lucky you!
> I have 300 Ritalins in my closet, from last month. He (Consultant Psychiatrist) said of Ritalin, "it's pro psychotic, and anxiolytic".
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> Trouble is i get too depressed and slow, so i may mention Dex (I do have a medical diagnosis of ADHD@GAD)so if i can convince him i need an ADHD med, and he hopefully goes along with it, it will help with motivation@mood-I think i remember you saying Dex+Clonaz was the social anxiety treatment, de jour?Amphetamines and clonazepam worked wonders for a very long time in my case. Unfortunately, after many months on the uppers I began to sort of withdraw myself from the world... would spend hours and hours on end inanely browsing the net, just hyper-focused on what I was doing. Lower doses didn't provide any relief, so it was all or nothing for me after the initial "honeymoon period". Also, I began to develop a problem with skin-picking due to the amphetamines' potential to induce stereotypical behavior... that was the final straw for me. But barring all that, it was a sublime combination.
> You have tried all the stims@ seem to find 80yo Dex the most satisfactory?, even more satisfactory than the rarely scripted Desoxyn. I was scripted 80mgs gen Rit daily.
Actually, I prefer Desoxyn, but I would've required a much higher dose than Medicaid would pay for to keep my symptoms at bay; hence the Dex/Des combo.
> Man how did you get a Doc to script 2 Seconal or Tuinal daily?, i would love to try a Barb.
Eh, my history of unresponsiveness to hypnotics has been *very* well documented over the years. The most convincing evidence of this came from my various hospital stays, when my complete lack of sedative response to anything but short-acting barbiturates pretty much perplexed the staff. My pdoc thus had no problem giving me what had worked for me in the past.
> Cheers Michael-good health
And to you as well!
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