Posted by mayzee on August 25, 2006, at 23:24:12
In reply to Re: Tell Me About Longterm Ritalin, posted by linkadge on August 25, 2006, at 17:10:57
> You could try very slowly adding tyrosine or phenylalanine from a health food store. You could also perhaps try caffiene tablets, or coffee itself.
Thanks for your suggestions. I don't know anything about either tyrosine or phenylalanine (I think Laima is trying that with Emsam); but I will try to do some research to learn about them.
> Have you tried wellbutrin by itself?Yes, I did trials adding Wellbutrin to Paxil, and then Wellbutrin by itself (up to 450mg). It didn't help my depression and wasn't at all activating for me
> Nortryptaline or desipramine might also be good antidepressants by themselves, for low energy type of depression.
I'll note these for future. I asked the pdoc consult about TCAs and he said he thought they were better tried for acute and/or melancholic depression rather than chronic atypical. But if I'm not lucky, I'm sure I'll get around to them some day.
Thanks again for your input. I have a lot to learn!
--mayzee
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