Posted by bleauberry on April 9, 2011, at 4:37:34
In reply to stimulants and mood disorders, posted by g_g_g_unit on April 9, 2011, at 0:59:17
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> So is it possible to a) just be highly sensitive to stimulants, b) be more susceptible to overstimulation due to high baseline anxiety, or c) does what I describe point more towards a mood disorder on the BP spectrum?Well, yes, I think all the above are possible, but there are other factors as well. For example, the meds themselves are well known for producing the kinds of negative effects you describe even in perfectly healthy normal people. Of all the stimulants, the one in my experience least likely to overspeed things and most likely to help is Ritalin.
No matter which med though, I think you have already discovered an important clue....low doses for you are the way to go.
I hated Dexedrine, Strattera, Reboxetine, but I like Ritalin. All made me overhyped, on edge, irritable, and generally dysphoric, though I could concentrate better. Even at low doses they felt wrong to me. Ritalin however is a different breed. Weird, but I found the immediate release generic to feel a lot better than the extended release brand, which felt bad like dexedrine. The one downfall with any of them is wear-off period, which I think many people become accustomed to longterm but is uncomfortable in the early going.
Some herbs to consider in accomplishing stimulant results except in a smoother more natural biological manner are Eleuthero (Siberian Ginseng) or Corcyceps. Rhodiola Rosea is another one to consider. Unlike stimulants which hit immediately, these take weeks or months to bring on their healing and good effects, though you will feel something almost immediately. Unlike stimulants, they work on anxiety at the same time. They provide wide spectrum biological benefits throughout the body, glands, nervous system, and immune system, which of course stimulant meds do not do. As with the stimulants, starting with very low doses and gradually increasing if necessary is the way to go, because the same kind of overstimulation can happen if too aggressive too soon.
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