Posted by lisamb on June 14, 2001, at 7:48:00
After about 6 months of being treated for depression, I finally
got a dx of ADD last month and am in the process of having my
meds readjusted. Up until 2 wks ago I was on 75 mg of
Zoloft, 0.5 - 0.75mg of Alzam (anti-anxiety, I think this is
a local brandname) and 10mg of Stilnox (another local brandname,
equivalent to Ambien I believe). I've now dropped the
anti-anxiety drug, and am on 25mg of Ritalin a day (3 doses of
10 + 10 + 5), with 50mg of Zoloft and the nightly sleeping pill.The Ritalin has *definitely* cleared away the "white noise" in
my head and helps me focus and achieve things in the course of a
working day. But at the same time I feel unbelievably
irritable- like my worst dose of PMS x10 - and I can't stop
myself from being aggressive towards and picking fights with
colleagues and family members. It feels as though it's
escalating this week and today's been particularly bad, winding
up with me getting into a raging argument with someone, then
crying all over them. This is NOT me and no it's NOT PMS, and
I'm really worried that it's just going to get worse. My
doctor's going on vacation tomorrow and my next appt with my
therapist is on Monday.. I hate calling them "just because" and
honestly I don't feel that my meds have been very well managed
by them. Has anyone else had a similar experience? Or does
anyone have any ideas? Could this be the result of cutting down
the Zoloft?
poster:lisamb
thread:66416
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