Posted by Zo on July 9, 2001, at 18:35:38
In reply to Re: Adult ADD? What are the symptoms? » AMenz, posted by Sulpicia on July 5, 2001, at 1:40:14
Au contraire, I am ADD and Bipolar II, and Dexedrine is like oil on troubled waters. . . I sometimes *wish* I were set off by it. It organizes my brain; before that, it was like I needed glasses all my life. Adderall is even nicer, but it causes me too much anxiety, tho I do add a little (NPI) if I have a big task. Have read ref - maybe on PBabble Tips? - to stimulants calming Bipolar.
Altho some say that anyone would feel better on stims, that's really horse puckey -- if you're ADD and you respond to Dex, Adderall or sometimes even Ritalin, it's so intantaneous, so dramatic, there's no question.
Wellbutrin supplies a puny amount of dopamine, compared, but some ADD people get by with it. At the very least, your husband, AMenz, ought to get off Zoloft, it was one of the most ADD-provoking meds I ever tried. Wellbutrin would be a great place to start.
Good luck to you both,
Zo
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