Posted by Xevious on July 17, 2002, at 21:50:46
In reply to Re: SPECT SCAN CONFUSION Xevious, posted by Anna Laura on July 17, 2002, at 21:35:48
Ugh. Anhedonia really does suck - I'm there with you. The other phrase that really describes my situation is "dysphoria," a term frequently applied to ADD folks that means about the same thing.
I wish I was near a SPECT sanner. Maybe I'll get into the UCLA Neuroscience program and will be able to take advantage of the facility... <wicked grin> What I *can* say is that my ADD (if it is indeed actually that) is part depression, part anxiety, part feeling really, really yucky, and a whole heck of a lot of spaceyness, fogginess and general cognitive de-lubrication. I've tried almost everything, but nothing worked nearly as well as my friend dopamine.
I'm currently on Adderall, and will be trying dextroamphetamine shortly. Methylphenidate (Ritalin) was horrible. I suspect that I will benefit most from a cocktail of dextroamphetamine and modafinil, but have yet to find a doctor willing to write the scripts. Adderall has been an absolute blessing, but I'm searching for perfection now... :)
Rant away! That's what most of us are here for! You described your symptoms so powerfully and viscerally; you need *some* relief, if only the small one that sharing with us can provide. Keep on trying; with that SPECT in hand, the answer can't be too far away...
:)
-Xevious
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