Posted by Chairman_MAO on February 21, 2004, at 10:57:52
In reply to Re: Wellbutrin Holiday suggestions, posted by micro on February 20, 2004, at 18:56:15
I do have a propensity for addiction, although it comes and goes depending upon circumstances. But it being there at all right now is reason enough to stay away from controlled substances until I have robust structure and discipline in my life. The whole reason I'd like to get an MAOI is because they're good for depression/social anxiety/ADD _AND_ not controlled substances. I do not have insurance, and so cannot afford to pay hundreds of dollars per month out of pocket for polypharmacy--while in school on loans--if a single agent exists to effectively treat what I've got going on.
I've been researching/taking classes in the mind/brain/philosophy of mind/psychopharmacology way before I ever went on psych meds, besides Ritalin which was started when I was a teenager and stopped when I was 20. The whole reason why I'm bothering with meds at all is so I can get out into the world and help OTHERS instead of just concetrating on my own shortcomings.
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