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I am literally insensible to stress: actually the more stressful the situation the more alert I am and the more I perform. This, as you can imagine, can generate an interesting life... You've made an interesting point linking stress and norepinephrine release. What is your dosage of Pyritinol and where can we get it? |
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I was searching for an explanation to why/when/what did the shift happen for me? What went wrong, what was the turning point where suddenly things stopped being so easy...? I am definitely not alone. Thanks Luthien, I almost choose Beren as a login name, reminds me so many good things. |
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I think slowly and I have a ****load of stress.. could this still be SCT? I have insane anxiety. |
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Cardio-vascular exercise has also seemed to be very beneficial. Although it's hard to go jogging 5 miles, when I already find it difficult to get up and just clean the kitchen (although getting out of cleaning the kitchen might be just enough motivation to go jogging ![]() --------------------------------------------- On another note, I posted about provigil / modafinil a few months back. I've gone to see a psychiatrist who isn't a pharmacy vending machine and actually had some discussion with me. He wasn't familiar with the SCT concept, but I sent him the barkley slides and Adele Diamond dysexecutive syndrome article. Hopefully he'll chime in with an opinion. He also prescribed provigil to try out as well as recommend getting a battery of neurological tests performed. I bought 1 weeks worth of provigil ($130, since insurance laughed and said 'hell no'). So far I've been very disappointed. I don't feel any effect at all. My speech goes back to tongue tied and un-fluid. I can't think clearly and my energy/motivation is only slightly above un-medicated. I'm pretty sure I could take one and go take a nap. (to be fair, I sometimes feel I could take a nap after 40mg of Adderall XR). I've been taking 100mg so far, but I upped it to 200mg and a 20mg adderall this past weekend, without much better results. I read something a while back about 300-400 mg being the typical range for treating ADHD. Anyone who has had a good (or bad) experience with provigil for SCT, please write back and let me know the dosage you're taking and your experience. For now I'll follow up on the thyroid blood-work I was supposed to do 2 months ago and see if I have a hypothyroid problem. I might also ask if having my testosterone level checked is worth while (although I think that is less likely the problem or only a contributing factor). (anyone had their testosterone levels checked/adjusted?) |
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I just heard about ADHD-I/SCT a few weeks ago and it totally described me.
For the last two years I have been studying Social Anxiety Disorder, Depression and OCD, thinking that I had one or all of them. But none of them seemed to describe me completely and it was frustrating because I felt like I was the only one in the world with my symptoms. Anyway, I am so relieved to have found out what i have and to know that I am not alone. |
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I was doing some reading on stopthetyroidmadness.com and came across some interesting information that might be useful for you two. #1: It turns out the typical diagnosis test for hypothyroidism gives the TSH value. The Thyroid stimulating hormone is actually released from the pituitary gland and calls for the thyroid to release more of the T4 and T3 hormones. Because the TSH is just a signaling mechanism, it can't detect secondary causes of hypothyroidism. #2: The official 'normal' range for the TSH value may be wider than it reasonably should be. At one point .5-10 was accepted. Now it's .5-5, although the website i mentioned said .5-2 might be the most realistic. And most seemed to feel the best around 1-1.5. #3: The typical drugs prescribed are synthetic thyroid hormones (levo-something) that are equivalent to T4. Apparently this is able to help a fair percentage of patients, but almost all patients seem to do better on the natural thyroid extracts. Apparently the conversion of T4 to T3 (the active thyroid hormone) sometimes doesn't work well for whatever reason. So if they provide the T4 only drug, your TSH will come down, your T4 level will be normal and all your blood tests will look perfect. But because your body isn't transforming the T4 (storage type) to T3, your body is still effectively lacking the thyroid hormones it needs. Also, I saw a few mentions that the Free T4/T3 values are what is important to watch. #4: Have you taken your temperature lately? I've also read that body temperature is nearly as accurate for detecting a hypo/hyper thyroid as the TSH. Granted, other things can certainly cause your body temp to change too. But if you have hypo-thyroid symptoms and a low body temp, there's a good chance you hypothyroidism - even despite ongoing drug treatments. (I took my temp yesterday and it was 96F, but I've also been feeling sick lately.) I'd be interested in hearing how this applies to both of you. I just had my blood drawn this morning to have the TSH test performed. Hopefully it comes back really screwed up some I know what's wrong with me. ![]() |
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So I've decided to go back to school. |
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Hi
I have only just joined ADD Forums. I see myself 100% in the Wikipedia definition of SCT. Finding out about SCT was a revelation and has been a massive relief. In common with someone else earlier on in this thread (sorry, can't remember who), I had previously felt isolated, like an outsider even within the context of ADD, and was frankly despairing. Finding this thread has felt like coming home!. I have previously tried the Dore programme. This improved my attention and consequently improved my social skills, but did not touch my executive function difficulties. I'm due to start neurofeedback treatment shortly. Has anyone tried this and if so, what if any benefits did you get from it?. |
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Ive just started strattera for SCT...anyone ever tried/had any thoughts?....ive tried everything else with limited results
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I stopped because of cost and side-effects and tried something else and was off Strattera for a year. Now that I'm back on it it works very well as an anti-depressant for me but not very well as an ADD med anymore. |
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I have google alerts setup for Sluggish Cognitive Tempo and it notified me of a few developments today.
Abstract on 'formal' SCT symptoms http://eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/cus...accno=EJ859916 Article about the new DSM which mentions SCT http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/ar...sts-Bible.html Incidently... I got my thyroid test results back. My TSH was .94, so it was fine (they didn't test the T4 or T3). But I was severely deficient in Vitamin D and put onto a prescription strength dose for 8 weeks. I took the first dose about 3 days ago, and I already feel so much better. Right now I feel as awake (if not slightly more) than I do after 40mg of Adderall XR. This isn't to say I'm 'cured' since I've been SCTish my whole life, but I don't think I've felt this good in several years. Hopefully the trend will continue and get only better. |
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I'm sure this has been asked before...but what treatments do you use to cope with your SCT? For myself, I think exercise and getting around 8 hours of sleep every night are really important. I am also considering getting medicated. What has worked well for you? I am new to this forum and this is my first post.
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