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Posted by mike99 on March 17, 2006, at 9:37:31
Are any of these worthwile for adhd?
If so which would you pick first or avoid?
Posted by Cairo on March 17, 2006, at 19:56:32
In reply to off label adhd: neurontin/lyrica, provigil, tenex, posted by mike99 on March 17, 2006, at 9:37:31
I do not have ADHD, but have noticed a decline in focus as my other various psych and medical problems increase. Lyrica gives me more energy, better focus and word finding ability. Neurontin did none of these.
Provigil made me too anxious, and only increased alertness, not attention. I noticed Provigil did this also in my daughter, who has been diagnosed with ADHD. Only the psychostims help her attention, but they make her too anxious.
No experience with Tenex.
Remember that everyone reacts differently to meds. There have been previous threads on Provigil for attention. Search the archives.
Cairo
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Posted by zeugma on March 18, 2006, at 13:55:48
In reply to off label adhd: neurontin/lyrica, provigil, tenex, posted by mike99 on March 17, 2006, at 9:37:31
ADHD is as pleomorphic as depression or epilepsy.
It just isn't possible to say whether Provigil will help.
Similarly, a lot of people deride Strattera for being 'weaker' than stims, but 'weaker' is obviously being used in a metaphorical sense and caution is advised when dealing with anything one says about the CNS.Similarly, when others describe the drugs' effects, skepticism is advised, not because the posters are wrong or insincere, but simply because our pathologies/biochemistries/temperamental factors differ so widely. For instance many say Ritalin causes introversion, and yet I actually felt like talking to people/pursuing relationships on that drug. On the other hand, another poster said Provigil was the best thing for his social phobia, and Provigil makes me even more introverted than I normally am (and I am extremely introverted). Although, bizarrely, it causes me to shake less (I have a tremor I have always attributed to anxiety, but Provigil @ 200 mg + and Ritalin @ 60 mg cause it vanish almost completely, though Ritalin at lower doses worsens it).
-z
Posted by mike99 on March 19, 2006, at 6:56:15
In reply to Re: off label adhd: neurontin/lyrica, provigil, t, posted by Cairo on March 17, 2006, at 19:56:32
Thanks Cairo. Glad to Bhear the Lyrica is helping. I have read many of the PB posts regarding provigil and ADHD and many do report as you have---increased alertness but not attention. But then again, it does seem to help in this regard for others. Guess there's only one way to know for myself :-)Regards,
Mike
Posted by mike99 on March 19, 2006, at 7:01:16
In reply to Re: off label adhd: neurontin/lyrica, provigil, tenex, posted by zeugma on March 18, 2006, at 13:55:48
> Similarly, when others describe the drugs' effects, skepticism is advised, not because the posters are wrong or insincere, but simply because our pathologies/biochemistries/temperamental factors differ so widely.
Well put.
>For instance many say Ritalin causes introversion, and yet I actually felt like talking to people/pursuing relationships on that drug.Me too. Totally (at risk of sounding like a teenage girl ;))
Thanks for all the input.
Mike
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