billd: norephinephrine= noradrenaline. I’m in agreement with Krazykat about the cardiac workup. I would still give the med a bit more time before giving up on it completely. and it will also be helpful to have a full trial in your medical records for you to point at. If it eventually works, it would be nice to have something work 24/7. one thing stimulants cannot do. Have you ever looked at non-stimulant Tenex or Intuniv? (both guanfacine. one extended more expensive release.)
krazykat: desipramine is like poor man’s strattera. ie. super cheap. It is a similar drug which is mainly norephinephrine. Being an older TCA (tricyclic antidepressant) makes it a little more annoying side effect wise. I’ve heard of it as a substitute. No ADD studies for it because it is old and cheap.
hmm totally forgot what I came here to say………
my mom spaced out on me all the time growing up lol. I would get annoyed sometimes, but I never felt less loved. but then again, I always tend to bother people when they are busy…hmmmm. I would be talking about important things (to me at least) and she would bolt up and out of the room to write down some random thing she remembered to do. for me…a) chase mom down the hall b) wait c) nevermind. She always managed to stay on top of the details I did not want her to. She used to keep written records of who my friends were, their parents, where I knew them, numbers, and addresses >_< way to overcompensate, right? if she had a smart phone, she would probably weigh an extra 10lbs without all those trips down the hallway lol. my dad started calling her “dodo deemus” which is totally not cool and she didn’t even notice it was becoming an ingrained pattern. When I was living there after my car accident, I made my dad stop. a pet name gone bad. other than that a happy 39 years of marriage.
hmm again..what was I here to say… ???
(minutes of thinking)
ah yes..
when the med dies, it really dies.. sometimes I think it makes me more forgetful and scattered than natural when it dies.
anyhow, I have been interviewing the friends who talk to me the most on before/after med commentary. Like Carrie said, it is really subtle. apparently, I now talk in a way that makes sense. much less topic jumping. stories that are chronological and told in the right order. My friend told me that he has not had to piece together/translate stuff I say. consensus is that it does not speed me up (was a worry of mine). I am actually less anxious (although still an anxious person by nature). I can sit quietly. I can explain concepts to people without losing my train of thought and looking like I am confused. (still totally do lose the thought train, but apparently less so). really subtle however (or maybe for me because my ADD is on the mild side).
I went hiking yesterday and was able to stand still to listen to the wind in the trees and the birds chirping for minutes on end!
my doc wanted me to call her about my two weeks impression of the med. because not super awesome to give this to someone without the actual disorder. I’ve been going back and forth..do I or do I not have this?? My doc was amused and told me to stop thinking. so apparently it is official. I do have ADD.
I am way too tired with way too many thoughts to be posting on forums today.. ah well. and the med is long dead btw. in case that is not obvious.
carrie: in undergrad, I sat in hours upon hours long trances and downloaded music (the legal way of course 
). Totally worth it as I discovered industrial music. I still download, but not nearly as much. is that you in your avatar? totally not me in mine lol.
oh and I think Vyvance is an excellent choice for one who doesn’t appreciate sympathetic nervous system annoyances and wants something smooth. there is a chance that it is less strong? I needed to take propranolol (beta block blood pressure med) for increased heart rate and tremors with the methyln ER. I haven’t really tried anything else nor do I know the specifics of the different stimulants and degrees of cardiac effect..so this statement is totally not medical advice.
ok..done..really.
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