Posted by stargazer2 on May 11, 2010, at 15:58:25
In reply to Do stims increase the effects of ADs?, posted by chujoe on May 11, 2010, at 14:04:19
Chujoe,
It is just a theory of mine that ADD can cause or greatly contribute to depression, so therefore if the ADD is treated correctly, some of the depressive symptoms will be reduced or eliminated.
So I do believe it is possible to reduce the dose of an AD when the stim is effectively reducing other symptoms that contribute to the entire condition.
I think my depression is related to my nervous system's inability to screen out extraneous stimuli, so I get easily overloaded with too much stimuli, causing me to shutdown and become depressed.
Basically I think symptoms of ADD are the result of too much information overloading one's ability to sort through everything, determine what is important to respond to and keeping everything in good balance.
So if a stimulant works, it can help sort through everything more efficently, thereby reducing depressive symptoms, like poor self esteem, which can result from feeling like you are not handling things very well. My depression always compares my shortocomings to other people and I see myself as being defective. I never feel like I measure up to others.
So, I'm not sure if stims increase the effects of AD's or reduce the stimuli that can contribute to depressive feelings. Bottom line is relief of symptoms.
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