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Magnate
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Location: California
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Apr 18, 2024 at 03:54 PM
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It worsened again, making us think that I do have narcolepsy and it was not just related to low iron, because it worsened while the iron reserves were (very slowly) improving. So I asked my pdoc to prescribe Ritalin.
Ritalin is working for this. And very gently, with no side effects at the lowest dose. I tried two tablets (not at the same time) last week and got terribly dizzy. It felt as if something inside my head were spinning. I then look up dizziness and it is a common side effect of Ritalin. Luckily at the lowest dose I do not get dizzy. For now I am in a state of (happy) disbelief that a solution has been found that works so very gently. __________________ Bipolar I w/psychotic features Last inpatient stay in 2018 Geodon 40 mg Seroquel 75 mg Lybalvi 5 mg as a PRN Gabapentin 1200 mg, Vitamin B-complex (against extrapyramidal side effects) Long term side effects from medications some of them discontinued: - hypothyroidism - obesity Suspected narcolepsy Treated with Ritalin 5mg |
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