Posted by djmmm on December 27, 2006, at 6:59:52
In reply to P-doc in Seattle? Ritalin SEs intolerable, posted by seamus2 on December 26, 2006, at 20:31:40
> My ADD is managed extremely well by relatively tiny doses of Desoxyn (5 mg BID, if that).
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> I had a doc in San Francisco (name on request -- don 't know if it's kosher to post here) who knew me for years and didn't mind prescribing it, but discovered he was in the minority when I moved to Ohio, where the only doc in town not only didn't know it was used for ADD, but was too ashamed to check the PDR until I insisted she do so.
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> I didn't want to play into her little power trip, so satisfied myself with Ritalin 5 mg PRN on a very irregular basis, and I hate it.
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> Works fine for a couple hours, but at hour 3.5 I crash and then feel like sh*t for another 4, during which my heart pounds.
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> I was accomplishing so much on my little doses of Desoxyn and just want to take it again without the games and hassle and risk of a cardio-vascular event...
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> Anyone know of a rational psychiatrist in Seattle who's willing to prescribe it without a lengthy song and dance? Prefer one knowledgeable with Transactional Analysis.
>When I lived in Seattle, I went to Ron Sterling... He seemed like a fairly progressive P-Doc--He had no problems prescribing me a MAOI and a benzo. he just happens to have a website : http://www.dearshrink.com/seattlef.htm
good luck!
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