Posted by Sara T on June 21, 2000, at 19:05:31
In reply to looking for experienced add people, posted by wayne on June 20, 2000, at 20:23:35
> I HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH ADD. I BELIEVE IN FOLLOWING
> ROLE MODELS. I suffer with depression along with add I am not hyper but more introvert. Please if you could help me with the best medication you have found worked for you.I know we are not all the same but experience does help. Thankyou from Wayne 36 year old male.Wayne,
I started on Prozac about three years ago and when I did my depression lifted and it was like coming out of a fog. And at least for me my ability to focus did improve and it helped curb some of my impulsiveness. I no longer interrupted people in conversation with my runaway thoughts. But I can't say it really improved the distractability issue. So I guess a good part of clearing out the cobbwebs was to treat the depression.
At the time, however, I really had never considered ADD and didn't have it as part of my own diagnostic picture. Since then I have had myself evaluated for ADD and my pdoc agreed, but thought it was mild.
Medications that have worked? For me, I have had success with Prozac and Ritalin, and Zoloft with Ritalin SR (time release). But the best combo by far was Effexor with Ritalin, which I had to stop due to blood pressure problems. Many people find Wellbutrin works well for ADD because it acts on dopamine. It didn't for me (but your experience might be different). My son, who is VERY ADHD and also mildly autistic has had excellent results with Zoloft and Adderall. He also had good result with Prozac and ritalin but they tended to poop out and the backlash from the Ritalin was hard to take. The time release form of Ritalin is smoother without so much backlash.
One of the very best things I have done was to exercise several times a week, it helped me to sleep and improved my mental functioning to the point where I almost felt high at times. When I don't do it I can tell the cobwebs grow back.
But meds really are an adjunct to therapy and retraining yourself out of those maladaptive habits you have probably built up over the years of trying to cope with ADD untreated.
As some of the others have mentioned, a good place to start looking is CHADD, they have a website. There are other very good websites with a great deal of info. ADDA, is a national organization of Attention Deficit Disorder in Adults. Finally, you may want to look into a coach. The above mentioned organizations have info on that.
Hope this helps alittle.
Sara T.
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