Posted by malcolm664 on June 13, 2007, at 22:27:35
In reply to Re: Meds to improve memory?, posted by KayeBaby on June 13, 2007, at 19:22:12
> I have this disorder too.
> What amazes me is that you are so physical.
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> My spatial abilities are horrid. Although weights were one of the few athletic ventures I could do well or enjoy. I am not a team player thats for sure.
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> I'm taking Namenda and I have noticed quite a profound effect on my anxiety level. Most things that relieve my anxiety also sedate me which I just hate.
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> Take Care,
> KayeWell, I'm actually a klutz to be quite honest. I bump into things constantly. It took me two sessions of driver's ed before I got my D's L. I've always been uncoordinated at sports.
But yet when it comes to lifting weights (on my own, not training anyone), I seem to manage quite well. Not too sound egotistical or anything, but looking at me, I'm pretty muscular, so people wouldn't expect that I actually have poor athletic coordination. But I do.
Anything where I have to demonstrate anything to anyone nonverbally and spacial abilities, I suck at. The following link contains a good description of the disorder (http://ldonline.org/article/6114) . Again, it's a fairly rare condition, that's why it took so long and a fairly knowledgeable neuropsych to connect the dots together to make the diagnosis. And it makes perfect sense (if you read the symptoms, I fit the majority of them to a "T").
The difficulty as I said is that since it's not visible, people don't make allowances for it like they would if I had a traditional disability, like blindness, or missing a legs; in some ways they would be preferable to having NVLD).
And as far as I know, none of the traditional ADD meds seem to work.
But since you mentioned Namenda, can you tell me a bit more about it as a treatment for anxiety. How effective has it been? What's the dosage? Does it work immediately, or does it take time to build up in your system?
I hadn't even heard of this med to treat anxiety, so of course, I'm immediately curious about it.
thanks-
Malcolm
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