Posted by g_g_g_unit on October 24, 2010, at 8:04:33
In reply to They Stole My Brain And Put It In A Toaster, posted by Brainbeard on October 23, 2010, at 17:56:21
> Dex has given me moments of refinding deeply buried enthusiasm in a collision of intellectual endeavour and passionate emotions.
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> It's funny that whereas methylphenidate (MPH - Concerta, Ritalin) seems to kill any religious sensitivity, Dex seems to increase it.
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> I have told my p-doc how I got some Dex from a friend overseas and tried it, to find that it not only gives me focus and motivation, but also helps me to stand above my OCD, tinnitus, little pains and fears. He reacted by saying that dex would sure be an option in his treatment. Not wanting you to eat your heart out, g_g_g.. He may still crawl back, and he wants me stabilized on the friggin' clomipramine first anyway. Plus I have been as stupid as suggesting Abilify myself pver Dex.. I hope to correct that tragic failure next time I see him.Well, don't sweat about eating hearts out and whatnot. My GP has referred me to a new psychiatrist who deals with ADD comorbid with anxiety issues, and supposedly has no qualms about stimulant therapy.
So you've had a change of heart on Abilify? As much as my psychologist tries to convince me otherwise, I somehow doubt it would be very effective for concentration issues outside of psychosis/bipolar. What's more, I'm specifically concerned about improving the *quality* of my concentration, which I find Dexedrine addresses.
Yeah, Ritalin felt quite abrasive to me. Dexedrine feels a lot more 'natural'. Both make me feel introverted and a little anhedonic, though that might be an ADD thing, since I'm naturally too impulsive for my own good.
I wish clomipramine would work for me, but it just doesn't seem to be doing much of anything for my anxiety, and the movement sfx won't go away. I've started tapering off. .
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