Posted by Johnnie on July 16, 2004, at 23:05:14
I have been treated for ADD for nearly ten years, 5 of which I was on pemoline, and it was the most effective, with no side effects, and never even a vaguely high liver count for me.
Unfortunately, I relocated for work, and find it impossible to get a Dr. to write a prescription for it. All they do is throw harsh stims at me, which work well enough, but that are psychotherapeutic mallets to pemolines scalpel...
I was wondering if it is possible to acquire pemoline, or alternately, ANY of these types of mild cerebral stims/antidepressants:Thozalinone
Fenolozone (Ordinator)
Levophacetoperane (lidepran)
Prolintane (Promotil, Katavit)
Fenbutrazate
Or anything similar. It seems as if all the mild dopaminergic agents like medifoxamine, nomifensine, and amineptine, are either impossible to acquire due to abuse potential or "chicken little" banning from rare incidences of dangerous side effects.I am severe ADD, inattentive type, and have been placed (again)on ritalin, which is to harsh, short acting and overstimulating. 60 mgs a day, (20/TID)is the lowest dose necessary to get me through my work day and still get some things done at home, and at the dose effective for control of my symptoms, I have side effects like rebound headache (not just a headache, but the 4 ibuprofen won't touch it kind), (the long acting formulations are worse) and a sick feeling half the day, with oversensitive skin and a dirty "unwashed" feeling accompanied by a terrible taste in my mouth...
I was on pemoline for 3 years prior, with excellent effects. Now I find it impossible to acquire, with doctors only wanting to prescribe amphetamine or ritalin, both of which are too "harsh".
Selegiline is helpful, but only as an adjunct, allowing me to lower my ritalin dose to 40 mgs or so, and centrophenoxine helps for those long hours behind a terminal, but they are adjunct therapies at best.
Bupropion worked fairly well at 450-600 mgs, but doctors "cannot" prescribe it for that level due to seizural worries...
It kills me that no Docs will consider placing me on a schedule 4 med with low abuse potential, even though I am willing to comply with requests for periodic liver testing (though I do no believe myself to be one of those for whom it is necessary), and will only prescribe large dose of schedule 2 stims that require byzantine hoop jumping to even get one months worth.
Well, help or no, thanks for taking the time to read my post!
Thanks!
John
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