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To: Jacques Chitte who wrote (20240)	3/31/1999 8:59:00 PM
From: Gauguin	Respond to of 71178

So you think Valium is a yum-class drug, huh. I know a lot of people like it, but it doesn't act pleasantly for me. It has the slowing, almost barbituratic effect; but there is no emotional sensation counterpart, no euphoria or smiling confidence or well-being. I have been prescribed it by Doctors in tablet in the past; and my local GP always acts like he's terrified I'll flip out, bliss out, and demand more; and then pretty much doesn't believe me when I tell him it has no perceptible effect. He doesn't really listen to me about anything. But he does what I order him to, eighty per cent of the time, so I can't give him up. And even though I take Ritalin for its calming effect (and it works temporarily very well), he still thinks I use it for "an upper." Ape. It was prescribed by a psychiatrist, who said I had some of the worst ADD he'd encountered, and we tried everything including Dexedrine. It is a real hassle to get Dexedrine; so much so that taking it regularly was not a practicable option. There are so many sub-groups of ADD, that it is important to look for the right medicine and have the options available. We went through all of the standards. I later learned that there is a large sub-group of ADD people who have had asthma who comprise most of the people not aided by these stimulant prescriptions. (Moi, of course.) But this same psychiatrist knew I was taking prednisone in large doses and never connected it with the depression for which I sought his help. Ape. I have an opinion about these things. And I'm not very sympathetic to the failings of professionals. My own failings, I'm sympathetic about.