Posted by med_empowered on February 13, 2005, at 20:17:26
In reply to Re: Stimulant-depressant combination discussion » mmcconathy, posted by Phillipa on February 13, 2005, at 19:37:33
hey! I'm also pleased to hear that you feel better now. I'm interested in Dexamyl...apparently, my grandmother took it back in the day, lol. ADHD wasn't a big deal until recently, although stimulants have been used on kids since the 30s, I think. Anyway, I used to take adderall with Klonopin (60mgs/4mgs) and now use BuSpar instead...basically, the downer just kills off some of the jitteriness you might get, while the upper kills off any excess sedation. Unfortunately, the old combos used barbiturates, which are somewhat addictive, but more importantly dangerous. (mixed with alcohol they can kill; when one stops taking barbiturates abruptly, deadly seizures can result; up to 5% of former barbiturate users experienced these deadly seizures). I've taken ativan before, sometimes with adderall, and it was OK, though it seemed kinda short-lived. What might work is a low-dose TCA+mid-dose adderall; they tend to work together, just watch your pulse/blood pressure. (some shrinks won't do the combo for those reasons...that and compliance problems with tca's).
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