Posted by yesac on November 15, 2006, at 19:32:34
In reply to Re: What to do when drugs don't work » yesac, posted by christophrejmc on November 15, 2006, at 16:37:50
> Those drugs aren't dopamine agonists, but I wouldn't really suggest you try a direct dopamine agonist.. most people are rather disappointed with them.
What would be a direct dopamine agonist then? Mirapex?
> What do you mean by ADD, exactly? And has anything helped at all?
My main ADD symptoms are extreme difficulty with focusing (reading especially), distractibility, organization problems, difficulty managing my time, spacing out.None of the drugs I mentioned have helped. With Adderall it was hard to tell because it screwed with my emotions so much that I couldn't really tell if it was helping.
The first type of Ritalin I tried didn't seem to do much except make me feel kind of weirdly calm. The second type was almost the opposite-- I felt hyped up. It helped with mood, energy, and motivation, but not actual attention. It wasn't any easier to read/focus and I wasn't any less distractible.
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