Posted by Frankie on March 5, 2002, at 2:46:09
In reply to Stimulant + Celexa -- anyone?, posted by Bekka H. on March 4, 2002, at 23:25:34
> Is anyone out there on a stimulant in addition to Celexa? If so, what stimulant? How long have you been on the combo, and what do you think of it? I've tried this several times, and I feel as if the two drugs negate eachother. SSRIs are known to lower dopamine levels, and stimulants can deplete both dopamine (after raising it, initially) and serotonin. I'd like to hear from anyone who is on this combo or who has been on the combo. Thanks.
Hello,I am on Celexa, and was on Ritalin for about a month and a half. I would like to know what you are treating with the combo of the two. I have OCD and ADHD problems. The two of these together did not work well at all. I discontinued the Ritalin. I feel much better off. But, the Ritalin increased my OCD symptoms dramatically. I was not on enough Celexa to take care of the OCD. The stimulant only made me obsess more over the normal, daily obsessions. I would be able to take the 2 together, but only with a low dose of the Ritalin, and a higher dose of the SSRI. Depending on what you are trying to treat, these two types of medication combine very well together though. The basics to dopamine synthesis are getting the brain to produce and manufacture it. Then it won't fluctuate up and down. Vitamin C is a great starting point. L-Tyrosine is also a great addition. As is SAM-E.
Frankie.
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