Posted by Racer on May 8, 2006, at 20:21:53
Meh...
Lately, I've felt so fatigued, pretty much all the time. Dexedrine is not helping with it, which is too bad, and I'm basically feeling ready to throw in the towel and stop all the meds. It's not even a lack of energy, really, it's more a sort of ennui -- I can't seem to get motivated, to care, anything. My get up and go just got up and went.
I'm on 300mg Wellbutrin XL and 10mg Dexedrine, with Ambien as needed for sleep. I don't need the Ambien, though, as long as I take stimulants. (Yeah, I know, but it's true: I sleep great when I take stimulants.) I'm going back and forth between wanting to ask my pdoc about upping the Dexedrine, or upping the WB and switching the Dex to Provigil.
Or, of course, just stopping all the meds... Which would not be a good idea, but it's still in my head as an option. Just not as a good option.
Here's my problem: on ALL the anti-depressants I've ever taken, I've gotten this same sort of fatigue. It's like depression, for me, in that I get very self-critical, and I don't get anything done, and I feel easily overwhelmed, and generally feel pretty non-functioning. And it's hard to say that being miserable and non-functional while on meds is better than being miserable, but able to function a bit better off them.
Does anyone know anything that might help with this? I was wondering if maybe the ADs inhibiting the reuptake of neurotransmitters might be reducing the amount of each substance available? Or maybe the receptors get less sensitive, and that brings this on? Anyone know of anything relating to this?
Also, I'm becoming depressed again, so this combo just ain't rocking my world...
poster:Racer
thread:641543
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