Posted by bridgey1128 on November 8, 2004, at 9:13:40
In reply to Re: can't stop thinking -Larry H. help?, posted by lorilu on November 7, 2004, at 23:46:29
Lorilu why are you on the Topomax? Are you bipolar? And why are you taking the Adderal? I am confused. You aren't ADHD are you? From everything I have read you cannot be both ADHD AND bipolar at the same time. I didn't know if you were on Topomax for a different reason other than bipolar or you were just taking it for a mood stabilizing drug other than for bipolar. Adderal is a HORRIBLE HORRIBLE drug and personally I wonder why it is still on the market. It caused my son to have horrible anxiety attacks and he is only 7. He was 5 going on 6 at the time. I guess everyone is different but I have known lots of people to take it and everyone I have known has quickly gone off of it because of it's very negative side effects and risk of psychosis. I would have NEVER started our son on Adderal had I known all this. He took the XR as well and man it was awful. When he was ON it, it seemed to work ok, but coming off it he cried for no reason and was extremely paranoid and irritable. We even backed down his dosage, thinking it was too strong, but then it didn't work on his ADHD during school hours.So we KNEW it was the Adderall affecting him. He now takes 54mg of Concerta and a regular Ritalin in the afternoon when the Concerta wears off. I just really have reservations about this drug(Adderall) and it's effects. I just wasn't sure why you were taking both. As for Irene? I think you said you were having problems about a med that was making you gain around your tummy. You're right, I personally wouldn't take a med that made me gain weight, but I also have never had problems with bulemia or anorexia. So those cards were never in the deck. It sounds to me like a hormonal thing since it's right there in your abdomen and you said you had stopped having your period. WhenEVER an otherwise sexually healthy woman would stop having her period because of a med, I would say that would give me pause about taking a medication. You said there was another med you were looking into that might help the suicidal tendencies and depression? I know that's really hard. It's a Catch 22 sometimes. You get rid of one symtom and create another less desireable one. So which do we pick? Fat or suicidal? Don't we all wish we had millions so we could just go to the plastic surgeon and have them suck out the excess!
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