Posted by MarkinBoston on March 29, 2001, at 17:20:41
In reply to Depression, ADHD (Inattentive), and stimulants, posted by MarkG on March 29, 2001, at 15:02:41
Recently (through reading here), my condition also seems to be ADD, inattentive or depressive type. Effexor has helped for major episodes, but eventually sapped my motivation and I'd go off it. This go round, I tried stimulants for the first time. They did not take the place of Effexor, but sure helped with mood, concentration, memory, and sociability. I started on Ritalin, grew tolarant to it over a few months, switched to Adderall, and after a few months, I'm tolarant of it so that 40mg in the AM affects me about as much as a cup of coffee except the blood pressure and heart rate increase is greater and of concern.
I see my doc tomorrow to discuss this and ADD. It may be time to switch to another stimulant. There are a number of them to go yet.
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