My pdoc did give me a Rx for this good stuff, and the best news is that it does not interact with Lamictal or Prozac. He advised to not take a full does of Adderall with a full does of Ativan at the same time, but I can take the Ativan three hours after I take the Adderall. Which makes sense becaue those two pills, while one is an upper and one is a downer, work on different mechanisms in the brain. Same with the vicodin I sometimes take, he said I shouldn't take them at the same time, but wait about six hours after taking the Adderall.
This is all really good news to hear. The adderall has been helping me a lot. My brain figured out that if it was sleepy and I went to bed then I wouldn't have to deal with the stressors in my life. So I've been super tired whenever I get home. Instead of homework I end up sleeping the evening away, and into the night. The adderall helps me become more alert. It gives my brain clarity, and I can concentrate (which is beautiful since I'm cycling and/or in a mixed episode plus have a hard personal stressor/loss to deal with) so much better! It's amazing. My mind can focus, lock in on something, and really analyze and examine it in the 3D way. Kinda like before I was totally coo-koo and my brain went to the shits from all of the meds. I have my brain back! Which is amazing, since I've been blessed and have always had a really awesome and smart brain. Now I feel like it's been given back to me. Granted it's only in small four hour increments (ubless I take a second dose) but to have that ability to focus and stuff like I used to, it's amazing!
He gave me 10mg, twice a day (one in the morning and one at around 2om). The folks that have ADHD and such (judging from the people I know that have it and take it) they take two doses of 30mg. So really, I'm on a baby dose. But it's really effective for what I need it to do. I'm more like my old pre-drugged up self and have energy and concertration on things.
Before this adderall thing came about, something happened that made me realize I am back in the mania zone. When I am manic, I can write REALLY well. Things flow together in such a way, I have big words, and really go in depth and analyze and can come up with a "wow" writing. The other day I was putting together a short one page paper for class, and as I was writing it, I realized that was happening again. I think it is really neat to be able to pick out specfic things like that that signal mental state changes. Very interesting.
Okay, time to write my paper now!!!
This is all really good news to hear. The adderall has been helping me a lot. My brain figured out that if it was sleepy and I went to bed then I wouldn't have to deal with the stressors in my life. So I've been super tired whenever I get home. Instead of homework I end up sleeping the evening away, and into the night. The adderall helps me become more alert. It gives my brain clarity, and I can concentrate (which is beautiful since I'm cycling and/or in a mixed episode plus have a hard personal stressor/loss to deal with) so much better! It's amazing. My mind can focus, lock in on something, and really analyze and examine it in the 3D way. Kinda like before I was totally coo-koo and my brain went to the shits from all of the meds. I have my brain back! Which is amazing, since I've been blessed and have always had a really awesome and smart brain. Now I feel like it's been given back to me. Granted it's only in small four hour increments (ubless I take a second dose) but to have that ability to focus and stuff like I used to, it's amazing!
He gave me 10mg, twice a day (one in the morning and one at around 2om). The folks that have ADHD and such (judging from the people I know that have it and take it) they take two doses of 30mg. So really, I'm on a baby dose. But it's really effective for what I need it to do. I'm more like my old pre-drugged up self and have energy and concertration on things.
Before this adderall thing came about, something happened that made me realize I am back in the mania zone. When I am manic, I can write REALLY well. Things flow together in such a way, I have big words, and really go in depth and analyze and can come up with a "wow" writing. The other day I was putting together a short one page paper for class, and as I was writing it, I realized that was happening again. I think it is really neat to be able to pick out specfic things like that that signal mental state changes. Very interesting.
Okay, time to write my paper now!!!