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Posted by jonh kimble on June 8, 2002, at 1:47:49
i am someone who struggles with long term social anxiety, dysthymia, chrionic fatigue and a.d.d. no ssri's, no tca's, no maoi's, nore wellbutin, effexor, and adrafinil have ever done anything positive for me in any way. the only med to ever help has been dexedrin which worked for about 3 hours, here and there (maybe 4 times within 2 months) simply doesnt work often. caffeine and nicotine also make me feel great for a very short peroid of time then i feel worse after. and even this is only the odd time. i guess that my dopamine stores are low, (release all the dopamine at once , then its all gone,) if this is true, maybe low dopamine storage contributes to my case in general. maybe a trial with amisulpride would be dangerous?
any info would be appreciated.
jon
Posted by JohnX2 on June 8, 2002, at 2:06:13
In reply to Stims stop working, why does this happen?, posted by jonh kimble on June 8, 2002, at 1:47:49
> i am someone who struggles with long term social anxiety, dysthymia, chrionic fatigue and a.d.d. no ssri's, no tca's, no maoi's, nore wellbutin, effexor, and adrafinil have ever done anything positive for me in any way. the only med to ever help has been dexedrin which worked for about 3 hours, here and there (maybe 4 times within 2 months) simply doesnt work often. caffeine and nicotine also make me feel great for a very short peroid of time then i feel worse after. and even this is only the odd time. i guess that my dopamine stores are low, (release all the dopamine at once , then its all gone,) if this is true, maybe low dopamine storage contributes to my case in general. maybe a trial with amisulpride would be dangerous?
>
> any info would be appreciated.
>
> jonWhy your brain poops out on dopamine or whatever is
to complex a question. The big picture question is why
have you gotton the erratic responses across such a broad
array of medicine.Usually AED (antiepileptic drugs) aka mood stabilizers
or lithium augmentation would be the next step.FWIW, Topamax removes my tolerance to stims and alcohol.
But that's just me. Klonopin , another AED, also removed
my torerance to stims (But I grew tolerant to it). My problem
for a long time was that I had undiagnosed Bipolar. The hypomanic
symptoms were less clear, but the medicine patterns like the one
you describe are similar.AED's and lithium stabilize your brain's feedback mechanisms
to keep things from getting locked in one direction or from
oscillating out of bounds.John
Posted by JohnX2 on June 8, 2002, at 2:22:28
In reply to Re: Stims stop working, why does this happen?, posted by JohnX2 on June 8, 2002, at 2:06:13
> > i am someone who struggles with long term social anxiety, dysthymia, chrionic fatigue and a.d.d. no ssri's, no tca's, no maoi's, nore wellbutin, effexor, and adrafinil have ever done anything positive for me in any way. the only med to ever help has been dexedrin which worked for about 3 hours, here and there (maybe 4 times within 2 months) simply doesnt work often. caffeine and nicotine also make me feel great for a very short peroid of time then i feel worse after. and even this is only the odd time. i guess that my dopamine stores are low, (release all the dopamine at once , then its all gone,) if this is true, maybe low dopamine storage contributes to my case in general. maybe a trial with amisulpride would be dangerous?
> >
> > any info would be appreciated.
> >
> > jon
>
Just wondering, you have your thyroid checked out
before taking all these meds?John
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