Posted by Paulbwell on May 31, 2007, at 3:41:28
In reply to Re: Imipramine, to counter Ritalin overuse, posted by alohashirt on May 30, 2007, at 20:53:39
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> John Ratey describes using low doses of ipramine or desipramine for ADHD. When you take impramine how does it affect your Ritalin use? Do you find that you need less Ritalin to have the same therapeutic effect?Ritalin noticably (unfortunately, pleasantly) stimulants my brains frontal lobes (yes-i feel it).Imipramine blunts some of these effects, and stimulants a more mid section of my brain. When i saw my latest PC Doc for the first time he started me on a second-line ADD?HD treatment-Imipramine.
I have a "top Psychiatrist" to thank for introducing me to addiction at the age of 31, no prior substance issues prior. I was having troubles which he had previously given me .25mg Xanax 2-3x daily for, (I'm now scripted 3mgs daily). Several years later he brought up the idea of having a "hyperactive-type disorder" i NEVER thought of this and believed Ritalin was for kids. Well with his three Medical degrees hanging on the wall, i was ready to try anything that may help.He showed me a medical authority form which had the licensing application for two treatments:
-Methylphenidate Hcl
-Dextroamphetamine SulI was quite frankly embaressed to be recommended a kiddys pill-even thou he stated most of the~100 clients he had seen prefered it (as it turned out so did i)I steared toward the Dex, to which he ashed me if i had ever taken an Amphetamine-NO.
So i read of folk crushing and snorting the pills-WOW, it worked a treat, many a long night were spent on the 'puter in glee while doing so. last time i saw him i told him of trying some 5mg Dexamphetamine which put me into a DEEP sleep for 2 hours-upon wakening it felt like 8 hours solid sleep (true) it was marvelous i told him,(IT DAMN WELL WAS) so he wiped out his pad and scripted 20mgs Dex daily.
Continued use over the weeks started to make me feel like i was going mad, so i didn't renew.
My PC Doc was so freaked he raised my Methylphenidate dose, and had a script waiting for the first time in a few years.
Cheers
poster:Paulbwell
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