Posted by kotsunega on June 17, 2003, at 17:40:24
I need to quit Ritalin, which up til recently worked well but is rapidly pooping out now. I just recently switched from Zyprexa to Abilify, as well. I am bipolar with ADD.
While on Zyprexa I tried both Adderall and Dexedrene and could not even tell I had taken either one of them, even at very high doses - no agitation or anything else - but Ritalin worked for some reason. I also had a similar experience when I had to take muscle relaxants and a rather strong pain med while on Zyprexa. Again, couldn't even tell I taken either one - they had no effect on me - no drowsiness, relaxed feelings, or the like.
I'm wondering if this is the fault of the Zyprexa and whether it can blunt the effects of other drugs. Now that I'm on Abilify, I'm wondering if I could switch from the pooped out Ritalin to try Adderall again, and maybe this time it would work.
Anyone ever hear of Zyprexa blunting other drugs' effects?
poster:kotsunega
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