Posted by HelenInCalif on April 8, 2004, at 15:16:00
In reply to Re: Brain fog- sounds like me pre-ritalin » HelenInCalif, posted by terrics on April 8, 2004, at 10:16:52
You could be right about other meds interfering. While I haven't had ritalin at the same time as other significant meds, I do know that some circumstances make ritalin (or dex) not work for me, so maybe meds could act similarly. For example...
1. Ritalin doesn't work if I'm very tired: the focus it gives me still has to have something to work with.
2. ritalin doesn't work if I'm very stressed: I just become very focused on the stressor.
3. ritalin doesn't work if I'm depressed *And* the depression isn't because of lack of focus. (Once I was depressed because I wasn't working efficiently- soon as I got treated for ADD I could work effiently and the depression disappeared.) If the depression was because of a family death- ritalin doesn't work much.
4. ritalin doesn't work if I have a cold / the flu / am otherwise sick.I also make sure that the times I'm taking ritalin I'm taking either tyrosine or LDPhenylalanine. At all times I try to take full vitamins, healthy food and good exercise.
sorry to hear about the memory problems- although sometimes that can just come with age. Have you read through a website like biopsychiatry .com to read up on the latest thoughts on different types of brain-boosting suppliments / medicines?
> Your post hits home. It took me 20yrs to get a 2 yr degree. I have a high IQ, but had to spend 2-3X more time on all my school work. Old pdoc agreed I have ADD and tried 3 different ADD drugs. None of them worked. I was taking other meds too, so maybe they interfered?? Oh well I still struggle and now the meds have made my memory even worse. I decided I cannot fix everything. terrics
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