how many of us suffer from what

Atrocities · #1 July 11th, 2004, 11:34 AM

Where are the anti-depressents, the medicinal weed, the gun, the pen and paper, and my SEIV CD?

Paul1980au · #2 July 11th, 2004, 11:51 AM

The SE4 CD comes in handy when i cant sleep.

If i get really bored i play the role of 2 human players on a 255 system map and play against myself lol.

Gryphin · #3 July 12th, 2004, 02:40 AM

I was diagnosed with Adult ADD after my divorce at age 45. That was 5 years ago.
Thanksgiving 2001 I was so bad I was told
"don't come to Christmas if you arn't taking your meds"
Meds were Rittalin, (an upper) and Klonipin, (a narcotic). There was no way I was going back on them. My therapist recomended Welbutrin. It is not for everyone but there have been no negative affects since I started. Instead I have been in complete control, able to focus and still have my sence of humor but I no longer interupt with it.

I would recommend people with ADD look into it.

Loser · #4 July 12th, 2004, 03:52 AM

Rittalin was great. It was the only time I've ever taken usefull notes. Ever.

Unfortunately, music didn't mean as much to me while I was on it, so it got the boot. Gotta have my tunes.

I was on Rittalin for years during childhood, and I now attribute my memory issues to it. My problems are just to close to the long term effects of heavy meth use for me to fail to suspect some conection between those chemical cousins.

Noteable side effects are one thing, but it was the one I didn't notice that really got to me. I could say, however, that if I were at a different piont in my life it wouldn't have made as much of a difference. Not to say 'older' or 'younger', just 'different'.

I don't know if I tried Welbutrin, but I'm fortunate enough to get by okay without help these days.

Taz-in-Space · #5 July 12th, 2004, 04:34 AM

Actually my problem is more 'physical'. However I agree with being careful with meds. I switched to a painkiller called Ultram a while back and had a VERY cheap drunk episode. My normal capacity for beer is a couple of six packs - but on Ultram I was 'wasted' on only 3 beers. That sure caught me by suprise, and prompted a few embarrasing questions later.
MORAL: ALWAYS read the caution labels.