Posted by Jay2112 on February 16, 2022, at 18:45:33
In reply to Re: The Ritalin Vs. Dexedrine debate, and more..., posted by Christ_empowered on February 16, 2022, at 7:44:55
Hi C_E:
I will admit, there are times when my Vyvanse (reformulated amphetamine) overstimulates me way too much. I have standby risperidone, propranolol and clonazapam for that. I was diagnosed in the 70's (I am old..lol) as a kid with a learning disorder, and later with ADD (no H). Even though I accomplished a degree in political science, with honours, my brain still tends to be way too understimulated. I was formerly diagnosed by a psychologist with ADD, but being bipolar, my emotions are either too sped up (anxiety bordering sometimes on psychosis), or too down in the dumps. (I get in the pits of Hell and see no way out.) Finding a middle ground has only been brought around by large doses of carbamazepine (Tegretol) and Lyrica. So, I don't just take amphetamine for depression, but for my ADD, and that 'learning disability' had from childhood. (My left/right hand were all mixed up, as I was left handed but forced to be right handed. My co-ordination all messed up...reading comprehension (although now I read big, big time..usually textbooks) and math problems (never fixed..lol). Practical things like organization, 'handyman' stuff....I suck at big time!! lol.
I personally like the 'lift' from amphetamine, which no antidepressant has *ever* been able to provide me. (one exception...nefadezone..but that was completely taken off the market here in Canada :( ) High dose Buspirone has, at times, worked like risperidone. And I have read on many Schizophrenia boards of people safely using different stimulants, to help with the cognitive and emotional negative symptoms not helped by AP's, with prudence, of course.
Lot's to talk about on this topic...of course.
Jay
Humans punish themselves endlessly
for not being what they believe they should be.
-Don Miguel Ruiz-
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