Posted by sillygrrl on July 18, 2001, at 17:32:48
Hi folks,
Here's what's up with my silly brain. Any suggestions?
One shrink said I had ADD. Another said I had ADD not otherwise specified. One said I had Anxiety Disorder not otherwise specified. One said I had Dysthymic Disorder with recurrent Major Depressive Disorders.
I think that about covers it. Poor concentration, can't pay attention, hard to focus, depressed, and anxious. When the depression goes away, the ADD symptoms do not, so I do think they are two separate things. The anxiety is always there, but never becomes panic.
So what lovely little drug will help me?
Prozac - my emotions were blunted. no orgasms. felt like I hadn't slept even when I did.
Paxil - barely felt a thing. stopped taking it because I hated the shrink who prescribed it.
Ritalin - suddenly became very OCD. Things out of place bothered me. Felt speedy. Lower doses only work if I've decided what I'm going to focus on *first*. Otherwise, I'm just jumpy.
Zoloft - Absolutely great for killing depression. Cuts my sex drive in half, though. Orgasms harder to find. and I feel jittery sometimes. Much, much harder to focus on a task until completion. ADD is this way is much worse, though the mistakes I make from ADD are less likely to make me depressed and frustrated.
Okay - any suggestions? Effexor? Adderal? Wellbutrin? My current doc is silly. Keeps giving me this, "Well, what do you want to try?" line. Um, hello...I thought that was his job. Anyway.
silly
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