Posted by noa on December 20, 2003, at 18:23:27
In reply to Ritalin for brain fog, posted by LynnPerley on December 20, 2003, at 12:45:44
I take Effexor XR and a stimulant (started with ritalin, now on Adderall XR). For me, the stimulant helps me feel more focused and calm, and I think it helps with alertness.
But the memory effects of Effexor, such as inability to retrieve a word mid-sentence, don't seem to be mitigated by the stimulant for me. For me, it is simply dose-related. When I take about 300 or more mg of Effexor, I also have experienced the word retrieval problems. On lower doses (I was on 262.5 for a long time, now I'm on 225), I have not had the word retrieval problems. (Although I've been on the lower doses for a long time, I recently experienced the word retrieval problems short term when I mistakenly took too much effexor for 2 days. The memory problems lasted for about 2 days as well and then went away).
I also take Serzone for antidepressant effect and to counter some of the other unwanted effects of the Effexor (insomnia, restlessness, muscle twitches, etc.).
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