Posted by azurebay on May 5, 2002, at 21:46:47
In reply to Re: Anyone had success on Effexor for ADD?, posted by Harmony on May 3, 2002, at 0:36:39
> I have recently started therapy and love it. I really think I have found the answer to my problems - depression linked to ADD. After talking things over w/ my therapist we decide that ritalin may be very helpful. I had already done the celexa(nothing) and remeron(sleeping pill) things and hadn't had any luck. So I saw the Doc and he insists I am only suffering from depression (whole other story) and so he prescribed effexor. I just wanted to know if anyone with ADD has had positive results with the effexor??? Thanks.
Definitely we should talk about this one :)
And HI EVERYONE; guess I'm the silent-non-poster here, typically lol.
Personally I've had ADD all my life, but diagnosed at (if u can freakin' believe this...) age 38! I find that Effexor XR does tend to assist with some symptoms, particularly in the motivation and organization areas. However, I've gone months with and without it, just experimenting with my doc. Bottom-line: The most recent research I've read suggests it's only ADD effective at higher dosages (and for some, simply doesn't work). For me (call me Mr. Co-morbid lmao), it seems great a low dosage along with a neuro-stimulant. Hell, now that's covering all the bases - ADD, GAD, Depression <smiles>
Anyway, just an intro that I hope helps you in some small way.
Smiles inonemoment always :P
Von
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