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It sounds like is a genuine treatment for those who suffer from narcolepsy, and everything else is merely speculative and has seem pretty bad side-effects.
by SoupBread 1mo ago
It sounds like is a genuine treatment for those who suffer from narcolepsy, and everything else is merely speculative and has seem pretty bad side-effects.
- bitexploder 1mo agoThere is evidence that some forms of ADHD are effectively just the brain falling asleep rapidly and then waking up. This form cam be attenuated with norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor alone. Presents with ADHD like symptoms. But it’s a new thing most likely. Called “Cognitive Disengagement Syndrome”.
- ykonstant 1mo agoFor the record, since I am on a mix of concerta and effexor, effexor alone does nothing to alleviate my symptoms (at the 150mg dosage). Although for me the adhd medication is no problem. It is actually effexor that torments me, because I have extreme withdrawal symptoms if I go even one day without it.
- infinite_spin 1mo agoit's possible your doctor is treating you for depression as well as ADHD
- nextaccountic 1mo agoOr maybe venlafaxine is to counteract any anxiety that the upper may cause. Well that's the theory my doctor had anyway. (I took venlafaxine with ADHD meds because of this)
- poulpy123 1mo agoEffector is for dépression not ADHD. Do you get brain zap when you miss a dose ? Other medications don't have this problem, at least for many of not most people
- ykonstant 1mo agoRight, the reason I am mentioning effexor is because venlafaxine is one of the basic SNRIs, relevant to the parent comment.
- __alias 1mo agoWow. First i've heard of this but the description sound so relatable. Very interesting, and makes total sense to differentiate from ADHD