Comments on: ADHD Medications: Neurotransmitters to the Rescue http://www.corepsychblog.com/2009/11/adhd-medications-neurotransmitters-to-the-rescue/ Dr. Charles Parker Reports on Core Brain and Body Evidence: Psychiatry and the Mind Evolve Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:41:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Vyvanse diminishes Memory? Watch The Top of The Therapeutic Window http://www.corepsychblog.com/2009/11/adhd-medications-neurotransmitters-to-the-rescue/comment-page-1/#comment-2834 Vyvanse diminishes Memory? Watch The Top of The Therapeutic Window Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:24:22 +0000 http://www.corepsychblog.com/?p=1112#comment-2834 [...] ADHD Medications: Neurotransmitters to the Rescue (corepsychblog.com) [...] [...] ADHD Medications: Neurotransmitters to the Rescue (corepsychblog.com) [...]

]]> By: Dr Charles Parker http://www.corepsychblog.com/2009/11/adhd-medications-neurotransmitters-to-the-rescue/comment-page-1/#comment-2660 Dr Charles Parker Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:45:38 +0000 http://www.corepsychblog.com/?p=1112#comment-2660 David, Thanks for your kind remarks, and encouragement... I'm a little past Churchill on the time line, and the war over credible evidence has been smoking for years. The good news: carrier pigeons just back from the front bring evidence to confirm a dissolution of misplaced, non-supported enemy lines, and a confusion with speculative forces! I will get over to the Virtual site and see what's up over there right now. And Luvox is very clean on the main AMP pathway, 2D6, but does block 1A2 and 3A4 so needs it's own separate attention. Bottom line: stimulant meds are OK with Luvox. Luvox does have a variety of side effects - and if he/she was trying to chase down OCD symptoms, several others often work just as well on the front end. Off label, but Pristiq and Effexor can help if the origin is purely serotonergic. cp David,
Thanks for your kind remarks, and encouragement… I’m a little past Churchill on the time line, and the war over credible evidence has been smoking for years. The good news: carrier pigeons just back from the front bring evidence to confirm a dissolution of misplaced, non-supported enemy lines, and a confusion with speculative forces!

I will get over to the Virtual site and see what’s up over there right now.

And Luvox is very clean on the main AMP pathway, 2D6, but does block 1A2 and 3A4 so needs it’s own separate attention. Bottom line: stimulant meds are OK with Luvox. Luvox does have a variety of side effects – and if he/she was trying to chase down OCD symptoms, several others often work just as well on the front end. Off label, but Pristiq and Effexor can help if the origin is purely serotonergic.
cp

]]> By: Dr Charles Parker http://www.corepsychblog.com/2009/11/adhd-medications-neurotransmitters-to-the-rescue/comment-page-1/#comment-2659 Dr Charles Parker Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:37:09 +0000 http://www.corepsychblog.com/?p=1112#comment-2659 Thanks Gina, As everything in life, it's a matter of showing up, and timing. It's the right time, and since the facts are inarguable, only the curmudgeonly will stay home and await more confirmation. cp Thanks Gina,
As everything in life, it’s a matter of showing up, and timing. It’s the right time, and since the facts are inarguable, only the curmudgeonly will stay home and await more confirmation.
cp

]]> By: David H http://www.corepsychblog.com/2009/11/adhd-medications-neurotransmitters-to-the-rescue/comment-page-1/#comment-2651 David H Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:55:01 +0000 http://www.corepsychblog.com/?p=1112#comment-2651 Unbelievable case! Your metaphors are so great. Don't even think of retirement. On the contrary, maybe you could enroll some of your retired colleagues to rejoin the fray. Churchill was 65 when he was called him in from the wilderness in 1940. I posted a missive and couple of questions over at the Virtual conference site. Please check it when you get a moment. Does Luvox have this interaction problem too? I have an ADD friend who is on it, had a good reaction to dexedrine for a week or so, then had difficulties and quit. Unbelievable case! Your metaphors are so great. Don’t even think of retirement. On the contrary, maybe you could enroll some of your retired colleagues to rejoin the fray. Churchill was 65 when he was called him in from the wilderness in 1940.

I posted a missive and couple of questions over at the Virtual conference site. Please check it when you get a moment.

Does Luvox have this interaction problem too? I have an ADD friend who is on it, had a good reaction to dexedrine for a week or so, then had difficulties and quit.

]]> By: Dr Charles Parker http://www.corepsychblog.com/2009/11/adhd-medications-neurotransmitters-to-the-rescue/comment-page-1/#comment-2646 Dr Charles Parker Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:02:03 +0000 http://www.corepsychblog.com/?p=1112#comment-2646 John, Check out the links to the page loaded with the info here at CorePsych Blog, and I will load the How To Follow Up there asap. cp John,
Check out the links to the page loaded with the info here at CorePsych Blog, and I will load the How To Follow Up there asap.
cp

]]> By: Gina Pera http://www.corepsychblog.com/2009/11/adhd-medications-neurotransmitters-to-the-rescue/comment-page-1/#comment-2645 Gina Pera Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:00:43 +0000 http://www.corepsychblog.com/?p=1112#comment-2645 Re: More than ADHD Dr. P, I am just AGHAST at the medication atrocities committed on that poor man. How could a doc in any good conscience.... Your book is needed now more than ever..... Thank you for being here. Gina Pera, author Is It You, Me, or Adult A.D.D.? Re: More than ADHD

Dr. P, I am just AGHAST at the medication atrocities committed on that poor man. How could a doc in any good conscience….

Your book is needed now more than ever….. Thank you for being here.

Gina Pera, author
Is It You, Me, or Adult A.D.D.?

]]> By: John Tatore http://www.corepsychblog.com/2009/11/adhd-medications-neurotransmitters-to-the-rescue/comment-page-1/#comment-2644 John Tatore Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:37:57 +0000 http://www.corepsychblog.com/?p=1112#comment-2644 <<> ** Any details on how one would get this done? Thanks John <<>

** Any details on how one would get this done?

Thanks
John

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]]> By: Dr Charles Parker http://www.corepsychblog.com/2009/11/adhd-medications-neurotransmitters-to-the-rescue/comment-page-1/#comment-2630 Dr Charles Parker Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:01:36 +0000 http://www.corepsychblog.com/?p=1112#comment-2630 Satellite Cognition, Love your name - takes the reader both in and out at the same time! A hearty yes, and thanks for joining me in this most interesting set of scientific next steps. One of my successful and retired peers asked me the other day: "When are you going to retire?" I told him "I've been out beyond the shore break for my entire professional life looking for the right wave - I've seen it coming, caught it, and am having a remarkable, sometimes tubular ride everyday - why would I bail out now?" The parallel with autism and ADHD is the apparent simplicity on the surface, and the surprisingly interesting and remarkable complexity once we were able to turn on the technology to see what's going on. Your situation sounds very much like those refractory folks we intervene on with this <a href="http://www.corepsychblog.com/neuroscience">Neuroscience testing</a> with subsequent neurotransmitter precursors - coupled with comprehensive measurement of other mitigating factors as clinically indicated. Stay tuned, I will be writing much more here and am sending out audio briefs on cinch thru BlogTalkRadio on <a href="http://www.twitter.com/drcharlesparker">Twitter</a>. Tnx cp Satellite Cognition,
Love your name – takes the reader both in and out at the same time!

A hearty yes, and thanks for joining me in this most interesting set of scientific next steps. One of my successful and retired peers asked me the other day: “When are you going to retire?” I told him “I’ve been out beyond the shore break for my entire professional life looking for the right wave – I’ve seen it coming, caught it, and am having a remarkable, sometimes tubular ride everyday – why would I bail out now?”

The parallel with autism and ADHD is the apparent simplicity on the surface, and the surprisingly interesting and remarkable complexity once we were able to turn on the technology to see what’s going on.

Your situation sounds very much like those refractory folks we intervene on with this Neuroscience testing with subsequent neurotransmitter precursors – coupled with comprehensive measurement of other mitigating factors as clinically indicated.

Stay tuned, I will be writing much more here and am sending out audio briefs on cinch thru BlogTalkRadio on Twitter.
Tnx cp

]]> By: Satellite Cognition http://www.corepsychblog.com/2009/11/adhd-medications-neurotransmitters-to-the-rescue/comment-page-1/#comment-2629 Satellite Cognition Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:54:52 +0000 http://www.corepsychblog.com/?p=1112#comment-2629 This is so interesting. I love the cutting edge stuff, because mainstream ADHD treatments don't seem to work for me. I have ADHD symptoms (Biopolar ruled out) and yet the stimulants affect me as they would someone who did not have ADHD (make me feel high, hyper, & what not). I believe there are biomedical aspects to ADHD that are being completely ignored by the current protocol. I find if I use the natural protocols that are widely used in Autism I feel better. ADHD can learn a lot from the biomedical treatments they've been using in Autism for years, IMO (www.autism.com) This is so interesting. I love the cutting edge stuff, because mainstream ADHD treatments don’t seem to work for me. I have ADHD symptoms (Biopolar ruled out) and yet the stimulants affect me as they would someone who did not have ADHD (make me feel high, hyper, & what not). I believe there are biomedical aspects to ADHD that are being completely ignored by the current protocol. I find if I use the natural protocols that are widely used in Autism I feel better. ADHD can learn a lot from the biomedical treatments they’ve been using in Autism for years, IMO (www.autism.com)

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