Posted by Ame Sans Vie on January 15, 2004, at 7:03:01
In reply to Re: Selegiline, Paroxetine, Ritalin » Ame Sans Vie, posted by SLS on January 14, 2004, at 16:45:23
> Do you feel that the Adderall is contributing at all to your antidepressant response?
Absolutely! The Adderall is certainly my mainstay antidepressant -- the Prozac is just there for backup, and I don't really know whether it's doing much for me. I originally began taking it only as a means to withdraw from Ultram (for which it worked flawlessly) and just never dropped it. The way I see it, everything is going great now -- no need to rock the boat.
I'm not concerned with development of tolerance as I've been able to maintain a constant effect from amphetamines for months now without raising dose. In all fairness, I do take 60mg Delsym (dextromethorphan polystirex) twice daily, which is quite likely preventing tolerance. My pdoc endorses the use of DXM to all his stimulant-treated patients now, ever since I brought it to his attention months ago. He's seeing many patients finally stabilized on doses of amphetamines whereas they used to escalate monthly or even weekly. It doesn't seem to be working as well for his patients taking methylphenidate.
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