Posted by bleauberry on April 12, 2010, at 18:07:56
In reply to Re: How to combat fatigue side effect...... » bleauberry, posted by Frustratedmama on April 10, 2010, at 14:27:16
> Hey bb
> Thanks! I am more than willing to eliminate the stimulant- if it is helpful- and that is easy to try and do.....no withdrawals except faitigue and difficulty with adhd symptoms but I am already tired and spent a great deal of my life without stimulants with adhd...so know how to deal with those symptoms. You really think this will work?I don't usually mention something unless I have a fair amount of confidence in it. Obviously no guarantees in anything however. I wish one of us here at this board had all the answers, but none of us do and our doctors don't either. We have to go on what our observations and experiences tell us.
I see this a bit differently than you do. It won't be easy. In the early going, your symptoms will get worse. You will feel like you can barely function without the crutch of a stimulant. That's not a bad thing, though it feels real bad. This might drag on for weeks and even a couple months. It isn't something that can just be quickly tried. It is an endeavor with a strategy, a goal line, and expected troubles on the journey back to better health.
It might be worthwhile to add some supplements to your diet that are friendly to your symptoms and to healing the things that might be causing them. Specifically I'm thinking tyrosine, dlpa, and adrenal cortex extracts. Any or all in very low doses and without any expectations of miracles. They aren't fast acting miracles. Whatever the dose is on the bottle, take 1/4 of it. Don't increase it until you've been on it for a couple weeks.
Ever had a thorough thyroid workup? Free t3, t4, reverse t, and the antibodies? If not, it's a good idea just to see.
>I am pretty confident in my food choices as I eat healthy- avoid bad carbs and make sure to balance my protein at each meal time. But suggestions are welcome!
Tons of raw veggies, that one is key.
Anyway, I've never known anyone who got longterm help from stimulants. Whether they are used on the street or prescribed by a doctor, they do the same thing, and the end result after months or years is usually not favorable. Stimulants are kind of like taking out a loan that has to be paid back with interest and penalties in the future. Certainly there are a minority of people who have relied on stimulants for a long time and they function well with them, but I do not believe that is most people. The use of memantine seems to have some potential in keeping stimulants our friends.
Talk about all your feelings and thoughts with your doctor. I think it is important to have a wide open respectful relationship.
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