Posted by MB on July 11, 2003, at 21:29:29
In reply to Re: Do You Think Strattera Will Take Over Stim Use » MB, posted by Jack Smith on July 10, 2003, at 13:09:11
> Were you using Adderrall mainly for depression? When you were using it with an ssri, did it negate the lethargic apathy???
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> JACKI was using the Adderall for ADD. I was on Prozac for depression and OCD, but the akathisia was so bad that I switched to Serzone. I was on Neurontin for irritibility and rage attacks, and I was put on clonazepam for akathisia when I started the Prozac (they kept me on it even when I switched to Serzone). Anyway, I never could tolerate more than 25mg Serzone. I did well with the Neurontin and the clonazepam. The Adderall was like a miracle drug. I felt like someone had finally turned the lights on. Life seemed fun, I enjoyed talking to people, life was no longer overwhelming, etc. But I built a tolerance to it quickly, and the antidepressant effects waned. I was allowed to take 50mg a day, but by the end, I was taking 100mg trying to maintain that non-depressed state. Finally I said, "screw it" to the Serzone and just quit taking it. I reduced my Neurontin also. I found that without the Serzone, I needed much less Adderall, and it started working again at lower doses. *However*, I had run out of my prescription in half the time I was supposed to, and I got scared. I didn't want to tell the doc how much I had been taking, so I cancelled all my appointments in a hasty moment, and went off all my meds cold turkey.
It was bad (clonazepam, Adderall, and Neurontin all stopped at once).The Adderall has been the only med prescribed that has made me feel "well", but I have to admit that 100mg/day is considered abuse, and I am scared to go back on it.
Anyway, after I quit all my meds, the depression was so bad, that I started abusing morphine and ended up in treatment. So...now I'm in a 12-step program, living sober, and am scared as hell to go back to Adderall because the truth is, I am an easily addicted person.
However, if it got down to having to decide between suicide or taking Adderall, I would take the Adderall.
BUT, to answer your question, YES, the Adderall obliterated the apathy from the serotonergic meds.
MB
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