Posted by fachad on August 26, 2002, at 21:35:24
In reply to doctors and stimulants, posted by sudhira on August 26, 2002, at 17:40:46
I'm feeling too lazy to type it again, but take a look at these prior posts, which discuss the issues of stimulant efficacy and the weird catch22 involved with asking for them:
Ritalin is not marketed as AD (long detailed expl)
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20020307/msgs/97442.html
The Controlled Substance Catch-22
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20020416/msgs/103521.html
Re: Dexedrine Tolerance? A Theory
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20020215/msgs/94906.html
Ritalin for SSRI Induced Apathy Anergia
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20020307/msgs/97130.html
> hello,
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> My prescriber makes me feel like using a stimulant to improve my quality of life is "cheating"--my current med combo is:
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> celexa 40mg
> lamictal 50mg
> anafranil 50mg
> ritalin 5mg 2x's p day
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> We recently added the ritalin at my request (it was like pulling teeth) in order to address my symptoms of apathy and lethargy. it really seems to be the missing ingredient. I have recurrent major depression--the atypical sort--as well as symptoms of inattentive add and social anxiety.
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> My prescriber warns that it's risky to use stims long term and that research has shown that it is not useful for apathy or lethargy. From what I've seen and read this is not always true, but when I offered my own research she said "I'm the doctor here".
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> What do you think about stimulant augmentation in the short and long term? And what do you think of docs with God complexes?
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poster:fachad
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