Posted by cmcdougall on December 28, 2001, at 10:23:24
In reply to Re: ADDERAL: please help to know! » JDavid, posted by nightlight on December 28, 2001, at 8:43:35
Hello,
I take Adderall and LOVE it. I have had chronic major depression for many years and been on several different drugs. I was also diagnosed w/ ADD about 7 years ago and took Ritalin 20mg/3xday until October of this year.
For my depression, I took Prozac for about 3 months when it first came out - it made me feel jittery, plus I gained 20 lbs. Next I tried Desyrel (trazodone). It seemed to work pretty well but over several years I had to keep increasing the dose until I was up to 300mg per day. When that dose started to poop out, I really couldn't go any higher because trazodone is sooo sedating. I still take a little trazodone at night to help me sleep.
After that I tried Pamelor, but only for a week - It made me feel jittery and out of control, so I tried Serzone. That worked well for several years although I did increase the dose several times. Eventually I was taking 150mg Serzone twice a day.
When Serzone pooped out, I took EffexorXR. At first it seemed to work really well, but that turned out to be an illusion. I took 150mg/day for about 6 months and eventually ended up taking 300mg/day for about another year. When I finally realized Effexor had pooped out, I was headed for a severe depressive episode that landed me in the psych ward for a few days. My Effexor withdrawal was horrible, but thats on a different thread.
Now I take Celexa 40mg/day for the depression. I also take Desipramine 25mg/2xday for fatigue and "nap attacks", and Adderall 20mg/3xday for the ADD and lack of motivation. At night I take 50-100mg of trazodone to sleep, and if at any time I have anxiety I take Xanax (but I hardly ever need to).
I have been on this current drug cocktail for 8 weeks now and feel the best I've felt since I can remember. I am hopeful it will work for a few years.
I am interested to hear your experiences. Good luck.
Carly
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