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Originally Posted by Simcha
I'm not sure that stimulants work by increasing dopamine...I know they involve several chemicals in the brain and they probably facilitate dopamine, but they aren't sure.
Secondly, there aren't two things farther in likeness than ADHD and psychosis/schizoaffective disorder. I'd be worried about who your seeing for a doctor on that one if it were me in your shoes.
Anyway, you are right about stimulants and psychosis being a not so great mix.  |
A few years ago while I was in college a professor pointed out that I should be checked out for ADHD because I was hyper and lacked focus/attention. I met with a psychologist of which she felt I had ADHD and recommended that I be put on Ritalin. Five years later I had an upheaval in my life which precipitated extreme psychosis. My then psychiatrist suggested that I discontinue the Ritalin as she felt that it only exasperated my symptoms. She didn't feel Ritalin created my psychosis, but felt that it didn't help my psychosis by having a stimulant added to the mix.