Posted by Ritch on March 27, 2003, at 8:39:03
In reply to Re: do stims make you lazy / anxious?, posted by cybercafe on March 26, 2003, at 23:41:44
> > Yes, dexedrine is available and it is VERY cheap as well. The trouble is he would probably have to take it 3x daily, or perhaps 2x daily with the time-released spansules. I've been on both and the dexedrine causes much less anxiety. Also, it produced even less anxiety than Ritalin. Good luck with the med trials. Really sounds like bipolar, but he and myself and many others here have this weird mix of GAD+bipolaroid symptoms+ADHD probs. I wonder if it is a "fourth" illness all its own, not just uncomplicated/untreated BPII.
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> hmmm... GAD + bipolar + ADHD ... i'd just like to know what the cure is
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> Mitch have you ever discussed Abilify with your doc as a mood stabilizer, treatment for ADHD, or both?
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> i am wondering if it might be the one mood stabilizer that doesn't make ADHD worse
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> thoughts/comments?Hi, my last pdoc visit Abilify was practically marketed to me, but I won't take any AP's-period. Every AP I have taken caused cognitive dulling-this one might be an exception, but I do not want another dystonic reaction (as I had with Risperdal) or akathisia (which I am told Abilify seems to be worse for than the others). I quit the tiny bit of Effexor I had been taking and my cycling has gotten much smoother as a result. I then added WB back in. YES, the WB did cause some fairly fierce anxiety for a while, but the Depakote increase (250>375) took care of it. I was on WB 37.5 for about a week, then doubled it to 75mg for about 10 days, then bumped it to 100mg for about five days, then the last five days have been at 150mg. Anxiety is fading-I am quite surprised. My focus has been improving since I made the jump from 100>150 of WB. I couldn't tolerate this dosage previously, but am having little problems with it now. The Depakote causes cognitive problems, but they seem to be more "elastic" than the fogginess I had with Trileptal or the dazed feeling on lithium. They seem to be a little worse for a few days, but I seem to adjust to them more rapidly. I'm sure many will find Abilify to work wonders for them, but it sure is pricey. One thing about looking at the insert that had me concerned was its moderate affinity for the serotonin transporter. Good news if you have OCD perhaps, but SSRI activity = enhanced cycling for me.
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