Posted by Noa on March 3, 2000, at 6:31:18
In reply to Re: What do you know about...., posted by ChrisK on March 3, 2000, at 6:10:10
Thanks, everyone.
John, I do have a stimulant in my cocktail--have been taking ritalin for a few years, and it did seem to help when it was added. I switched to SR about six months ago, and I like it better because it seems to eliminate the slumps during the day.
I just wonder about the effexor. I am on a fairly high dose (375 mg xr) and with all of these augmentation strategies (ritalin, syntroid, cytomel, lithium), you'd think I would be getting more out of it. It feels like as I had each episode, I increased the dose and added something else to augment, and even tho orignially it did have a fairly good AD effect, it feels like we are augmenting something that isn't carrying its share of the burden. How much more augmenting or dose-raising is there? I am thinking it is time to make a change.
To whomever asked about the maoi--my resistance is because I wouldnt be able to take a decongestant, and even tho I rarely do, I need to if I have a cold, so I can breathe through my nose, which is required to use the CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure) machine that I rely on because of sleep apnea.
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