1st August 2006
[QUOTE=daisy-duke77]... Do you think i would benefit from taking a med for ADD? Im taking Wellbutrin XL and Buspar. Can you mix ADD med's with other med's? I have heard that Adderall can be addicting? What makes it addicting?
If you have adhd with depression and no AD's are working for you, the ADHD could well be the antagonist. If you find any success with a med for ADHD, an anti-depressant may begin "working" quite well. Many people take 2 or more meds that include their ADHD meds. The big factor is combining stimulant meds with WB and some others that lower the threshold for seizures.
Adderall is a stimulant med, just as drugs like cocaine and "crystal meth" are abused, adderall can be as well (in fact, Adderall is a mixture of combined amphetamine salts). If it is used theraputically as intended, there should not be addiction or abuse.
From my own personal experience, ritalin has worked very well for me. All the while I was taking Wellbutrin XL, but when my dosage was increased to 300mg the ritalin "quit working." Not suprising, considering that both drugs work as dopamine reuptake inhibitors. My dr. switched me to regular old adderall, which does not work for me nearly as well, and I think may be excaberating my depression. I also take Lexapro, which I think is helping me a lot. I'd probably be in pretty good shape if I flushed the WB and went back to ritalin!
If you have adhd with depression and no AD's are working for you, the ADHD could well be the antagonist. If you find any success with a med for ADHD, an anti-depressant may begin "working" quite well. Many people take 2 or more meds that include their ADHD meds. The big factor is combining stimulant meds with WB and some others that lower the threshold for seizures.
Adderall is a stimulant med, just as drugs like cocaine and "crystal meth" are abused, adderall can be as well (in fact, Adderall is a mixture of combined amphetamine salts). If it is used theraputically as intended, there should not be addiction or abuse.
From my own personal experience, ritalin has worked very well for me. All the while I was taking Wellbutrin XL, but when my dosage was increased to 300mg the ritalin "quit working." Not suprising, considering that both drugs work as dopamine reuptake inhibitors. My dr. switched me to regular old adderall, which does not work for me nearly as well, and I think may be excaberating my depression. I also take Lexapro, which I think is helping me a lot. I'd probably be in pretty good shape if I flushed the WB and went back to ritalin!