Posted by thinkfast on December 30, 2003, at 6:23:24
I found this place after a 'break-through' I had when trying Adderal. There were a few posts on this subject, but nothing recent, and now I'm extremely curious.
I currently take 45mg of Remeron and had bad previous experiences with SSRI's. The Remeron helps me sleep, but does nothing for my racing thougts, nor did the SSRI's. All the anti-depressants make me more nervous and also more scatter-brained(which is exactly what we don't want, right?).
Anyway, I convinced my doc to let me try 18mg Concerta (the time release one), and it had no effect. A friend of mine let my try her Adderall a couple of different times, and it is amazing. I re-gained the ability to talk and listen, calmed my thoughts considerably, reduced anxiety, and I just felt more like myslef again. Of course, that is what amphetamines do. It was 20mg in one days time, I believe. I want to ask my doctor about giving it a test run, but I dunno what he will think of me taking Rx's without his consent? Although, it is proof of it's potential with my current condition.
I've also heard that Wellbutrin makes you more alert, but can you take it with Remeron? OK-last thing...Some of you shared the same idea I have about OCD and ADD being very similar...I was half-ass diagnosed with OCD, but the ADD rings truer to me....just looking for more thoughts on the subject..thanx!
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thread:294596
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