Posted by cybercafe on May 18, 2003, at 6:49:06
In reply to Re: Blood pressure, etc. » cybercafe, posted by Ritch on May 16, 2003, at 22:13:42
> There was someone that posted a link to an AD chart previously and it mentions BP increasing with dosage on Effexor. The monograph mentions it too. My GP brushed it off (the high number 148), but the low number (93), my pdoc thought was too high and my pharmacist also agreed.
okay i am going to have to demand that my doctor switch me to a new AD
> > hmm.... really wellburtin is that powerful?
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> Wellbutrin is considered the med of choice for folks that have ADHD and bipolar combined, because WB is considered to be least likely to set off manic symptoms of the antidepressants available. The trouble is... when WB doesn't really work that well for ADHD symptoms. When I'm taking WB I find that the sense of time passing slows down incredibly (even at tiny doses-37.5mg, ie.), and I tend to stay on one task, but it is very sleep disruptive for me, and getting quality sleep seems to be directly correlated to my next day cognitive abilities. So it helps one thing and then it hurts another. But for BP depression with Effexor at low-doses it works rather well to keep me from being a total hypersomnic dishrag.i thought wellbutrin was very poor for ADD
as for time slowing down.. isn't that a symptom of ADD? for me, when i'm at work, i hate it so much i focus on the clock and hope the painfully boring day will please come to an end
> Well, I saw a poster below replying to your question about "severe" ADD symptoms and when I read that I thought yet once again: "Dang-those are precisely my symptoms". The trouble is that it changes with the seasons. I don't think it should be doing that if I had ADHD, unless my manic hyper-productiveness is *masking* the ADHD symptoms. Who the hell knows.
yeah i think manic hyperproductiveness definately masks ADHD to some extent...
plus you may have already adjusted your life to avoid super-boring activities
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