Posted by George on February 27, 2002, at 5:03:39
In reply to Re: Alcohol Question » George, posted by JohnX2 on February 26, 2002, at 21:07:40
Hello. My physician decided to put me on stimulants after three years of unsuccessful treatment with 26 different antidepressants and combinations. Treatment with Adderall worked almost immediately and miraculously--giving me my life back for thirteen months. About a month ago, the Adderall started giving out, and now I'm back to a consistently depressed state. My depression is not any worse than it was before the stimulants--the same old thing. I don't drink very much--two or three drinks once per week. I've had partial success with the combination of Provigil and Wellbutrin. I'm also considering giving Dexedrine a try. Any advice?
> For your depression, was your precribing physician
> specifically choosing to use psychostimulants to treat
> your disoder? Over time this may interfere with your bodies
> natural reward mecanisms. As well does drinking. So for getting
> depression treated, typically one will go on anti depressants
> and cut down on stims and alcohol in order to reorganize the
> brains reward system. I find its ok to have a drink every now
> and then , but excessive drinking depletes the brain of important
> chemicals and intereferes with the depression treatment process.
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> Good luck with your treatment.
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> > I have recently fallen into a deep depression that I had under control for 13 months through stimulants. I notice that in my depressed state, it takes much longer for me to get drunk--my tolerance is noticeably greater than when I wasn't depressed. Does this mean anything or does it hold any clues as to what chemicals are lacking in my brain? Thanks.
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