I have been scatterbrained and have a short term memory problem since my craniotony to repair my right temporal artery.It was clipped. The previous year, I had a subarachnoid hemorrhage and had my basilar artery clipped. While in the hospital for the 1st surgery, I developed MRSA in my brain. I was treated at home with vancomysin through a picc line. I used to be a RN, now I sit at home. I would like to go back to work but can't stay organized. One interuption and I forget what i was doing and do something else so that nothing gets completed.
When i clean the house, it actually looks worse from getting into everying and not completing any tasks. Is adderall used for this?
I have cluster headaches..most people (even doctors) consider them migraines or a type of migraine. If you have ever had a cluster headache, you would know there was nothing like it. I only wish that every doctor who ever treated me could experience one, just once. My neurologist has been prescribing topamax which has so many side effects that I didn't even notice until he increased the dose...then I noticed that the blurred vision, smell and taste aversion and confusion that I was feeling and just attributed to age was getting much worse with every increase. My B/F also would notice changes in me and I finally had enough and tapered myself off it.
I saw my neurologist last week and told him that I wanted to try adderall because I was having some ADD problems, possibly from the surgery and he also said we could use it for migraine prevention. He did tell me no more imitrex so hopefully I won't need it. He also gave me periactin which is a antihistamine...but increases your appetite...so I am still not sure about taking that. So even my neuro doesn't know the difference between a cluster headache and a migraine.
I will check out the namenda but I seem to be feeling good on the Adderall because I think I have always had a problem with ADD.
Thanks for your response, Caro.