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Mar. 6th, 2011 15:52On February 7, I began changing ADD/ADHD medication: from nortryptiline to generic Zoloft. There were side effects I was tired of putting up with; and I hoped something else would work better for me.
The two days of tapering off the old meds were...interesting. On the second day, I was constantly impatient. My memory was wonky; I had trouble retrieving words. And I stopped being aware of most of my synesthesias.
The next week on a half-dose of the new meds, and then the full dose. Much better! Not just the absence of side effects, but it deals better with the ADD.
Some people think of their ADD as part of them. I don't.
Some -- not only ADDers -- consider it superior in certain ways to being neurotypical. For example, there's the theory that it's more useful for hunting; and was usual among humans till we took up agriculture. I think this is nonsense; and it's certainly not better for gathering edible wild plants.
The two days of tapering off the old meds were...interesting. On the second day, I was constantly impatient. My memory was wonky; I had trouble retrieving words. And I stopped being aware of most of my synesthesias.
The next week on a half-dose of the new meds, and then the full dose. Much better! Not just the absence of side effects, but it deals better with the ADD.
Some people think of their ADD as part of them. I don't.
Some -- not only ADDers -- consider it superior in certain ways to being neurotypical. For example, there's the theory that it's more useful for hunting; and was usual among humans till we took up agriculture. I think this is nonsense; and it's certainly not better for gathering edible wild plants.