Posted by Cressida on May 13, 2004, at 0:52:53
In reply to Re: For AME and all benzo+stim users! » Ame Sans Vie, posted by Michael Bell on May 12, 2004, at 19:23:13
My lord that is a lot of information - someone has done his homework. I take methylphenidate 10mg three times a day. I was taking 60mg of Strattera once a day, but because it is so costly @ almost $200 per bottle of sixty that I chose to go back to using classic Ritalin. I never really noticed much of an affect from Strattera, but I wonder if it would help smooth or lessen the irritating ups and downs that's associated w/ Ritalin? Or perhaps the combination is more effective than either taken alone? The doctor prescribing the Ritalin isn't a psychiatrist but an endocrinologist who is primarily treating my essential hypertenstion. I haven't seen a psychiatrist in a year. Since I'm using methylphenidate again and experience depressive and anxiety symptoms in addition, I scheduled an appointment with a pdoc for later this month. I think I'll discuss the option of polypharmacy with the doctor. I would like to take something to treat both the side effects of Ritalin and my dysphoric depressive-anxious state. Hopefully there is a solution or partial fix.
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