Posted by pseudoname on September 26, 2005, at 14:23:48
In reply to Re: Adderall, tolerance, manic treatment » pseudoname, posted by barbaracat on September 26, 2005, at 12:19:23
> Very interesting piece of info on the manic stuff since that's a big concern. ... Do you remember where you saw it?
Sorry. I can't believe I didn't save the page since I usually save all that kind of stuff. I remember it was a pdoc, speaking informally, about using amphetamines when someone was "stuck" in a manic phase. He said other pdocs were always surprised when they tried it because it's so counterintuitive.
I've Googled quite a bit for it just now and can't find the page at all. I'll keep looking, though.
I did find this, though, about bipolar kids taking amphetamine for ADD:
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[M]ania ratings did not differ significantly between the amphetamine and placebo.... Only one subject [of 40?] experienced a worsening of mania....Previous concerns about the possibility of worsening mania with stimulant use were largely based on case reports and retrospective studies.... The compelling findings of the current study support considering the use of stimulants in addition to mood stabilizers for children who have symptoms of both bipolar and hyperactivity disorders.
Published in "Journal Watch Psychiatry" February 24, 2005
<unquote> from http://psychiatry.jwatch.org/cgi/content/full/2005/224/1There might be more references, like for adults, there.
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