Posted by IsoM on May 1, 2002, at 11:34:30
In reply to Celexa, ADD and Motivation, posted by XaosSurfer on April 30, 2002, at 20:18:46
I take Celexa (40 mg) & by itself have the same results as you. I have narcolepsy, depression, & ADHD. Dexedrine seems to wear off far too fast for me - it doesn't last as long as it should, or did before. I don't like Ritalin - the ups & downs are so abrupt & far too sharp.
I have tried Manerix (I live in Canada too) & it made me strangely activated but in a very angry sense till I felt in a constant state of low-key rage & anything would set it off to become full-blown. I had to stop it, but that was a couple of years before I took Celexa. I was trying to find a good AD after Luvox wore off.
The stimulant I take now, & find the best for me - almost a 'wonder' drug really - is adrafinil (Olmifon) that I order from over seas. There's only one other stimulant like it, Provigil (modafinil). In fact, one of the main metabolites of adrafinil is modafinil. They're referred to as eugeroic drugs, meaning "good arousal".
It doesn't cause an up/down feeling like I experience on other stims but is even - hour by hour, day by day. It not only stimulates & energerises me but motivates & *calms* me remarkably. I sleep better on it & have no trouble relaxing at bedtime. Personally, I love it. It does everything I've always been looking for in a med.
I'll provide some links if your interesting in reading more on it.
http://www.adrafinil.com/
http://www.nevapress.com/cnsdr/full/5/3/193.pdf - one of the best
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20020327/msgs/101413.html
Plus these results from Google that have list of different threads on adrafinil & modafinil from Dr. Bob's site:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=+site:www.dr-bob.org+adrafinil+modafinil
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