[LMB] OT: Rampant mispelling, homonyms and transpositions, oh my....

[Mark Allums]

> Stewart Dean wrote:
>> As I age (60 here) or perhaps due to neurological effects of
>> persistent/reoccurring Lyme Disease, I am having problems where once my
>> writing was tight and flawless.....I find my typing rife not only with
>> flat-out errors, but also more intriguing stuff:
> snippage
>> So this whole business of erroring isn't just a flat failure, it's more
>> a matter of degrading/colliding/mind-of-their-won (own)
>> processing/subroutines...
> snip
>> Anyone else having this problem?

Yes, I am 41, and I can't write properly to save my life!  :)  It's 
diabetes and the side effects of certain medications I take.

However, I have found another med that helps.  It is Provigil, or 
modanifil.  Rather expensive unfortunately.  Only approved in the US for 
narcolepsy, obstructive sleep apnea, and shift work disorder.  It is a 
non-stimulant stimulant.  The un-stimulant.  (An atypical stimulant.)

It is used "off-label" for other things, among them, ADD/ADHD.  There is 
some possibility for abuse, so it is a controlled substance.  I take it 
for sleep apnea, but it has made a big difference in my concentration. 
It doesn't generally raise heart rate, and blood pressure increases are 
mild, compared with other stimulants.

It has a downside.  It can trigger mania in bipolar disorder, panic 
attacks in people with anxiety, and psychotic episodes in susceptible 
people.  Some mood altering meds may need to be adjusted when taking 
Provigil.

The abusers include truck drivers, college students, athletes, and 
stimulant addicts.

Passing along some knowledge.  Maybe it will help someone.

--Mark Allums

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modafinil