Posted by bleauberry on July 31, 2008, at 19:32:13
In reply to we might look into meds used following head trauma, posted by cumulative on July 31, 2008, at 3:08:03
> methylphenidate, for one
Interesting you should say that. Since ritalin acts rapidly and reliably in restoring me to close to "normal" within an hour. Fierce rebound anxiety, weight loss when already severely underweight, and fears of tolerance...these keep me from using it. But once in a while, when I do, it does seem to bring me back to the good days pre-ECT pre-depression.
Also interesting, I read somewhere that though the mechanism is different and it is not a stimulant, Milnacipran is similar to Ritalin in several ways. No surprise that Milnacipran is the only AD that has helped me post-ECT? But Adderall was aweful. So it isn't as easy as just saying take a stimulant, or tweek NE/AD, or anything like that. It may be specific to certain meds.
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