My sister has Parkinson Disease and Cebral Palsy and is on this medication....
I just always thought it was for fighting infection......and for the spams of her
body......
My 7 year old son has been taking Provigil/Geodon/Clonindine for the past year and a half, and that combo has finally worn out it's usefullness with him, so today the doctor has prescribed a combo of Amantidine/Geodon/Tenex.
I've read several entries in the posts about Tenex, but have seen nothing on Amantidine. I've researched both on the web, and find some things, but mostly what they were manufactured for, not necessarilly what their practical uses might be.
Any feedback, experiences would be helpful to me. Thanks bunches, it feels good to be back "on" after my hiatus!
PJ
Amantadine is an anti viral , and is sometimes used to treat Parkinson's Disease. I have never heard of it for ADHD. Actually, in Delivered from Distraction, Dr Hallowell mentions that amantadine is being used experimentally for treating ADHD by a doctor out of some university.....I forget where....and it works very well. Dr Hallowell actually says that it may turn out to be one of the best meds out there for ADHD - partially because it has no side effects at the effective dose.Hi pjcofer127,
Amantidine is sometimes used to counter the weight gain and other adverse side effects sometimes seen with some meds like geodon, risperdal, etc. as well as useful to treat bipolar mania.
http://www.psycheducation.org/hormones/Insulin/weightgain.ht m
I think a lot of meds are found to be useful across multiple diagnosis where similar symptoms occur due to brain chemistry variations.
vickie39454.917037037