Posted by KarenB on June 21, 2000, at 15:24:24
In reply to Re: looking for experienced add people, posted by danf on June 21, 2000, at 5:16:29
> what you describe is a routine part of depression.
It can appear that way BUT ADD really is a different animal and as such needs to be treated differently. I was misdiagnosed many years by doctors who thought I was suffering simply depression and gave me SSRI after SSRI, none of which helped me at all, but made the depression worse and increased my feelings of hopelessness. It certainly would be simple if depression had but one cause and an SSRI worked for everyone. There are many reasons for depression and Seratonin depletion is but one.
> if the depression is effectively treated, the blurry thought & distraction & feeling of poor self worth dissipate.
Oh, how I wish this were true for me! Again, this may be true if you are just dealing with depression. My mother in law started Prozac about 7 years ago, I think, and knew from the very first dose that it was the right one for her. She still takes it, no poop out - works great. It happens that way for some but definitely not for everyone.
> Celexa has been effective, as have been the other SSRIs.
For some.
Oh, and to answer the original question, Wayne, Adderall is good, sometimes better when combined with an AD. Provigil is being tested for ADD but is currently being marketed for Narcolepsy. If The conventional stims don't work as well as you'd like, get your doc to let you try it.
Hope you find the right meds for you, quickly and painlessly.
Karen
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