Posted by kristeenamarie on August 23, 2007, at 22:15:39
In reply to Re: Provigil inducing depression and social anxiet, posted by Racer on August 23, 2007, at 21:26:12
I've been taking Adderall for about 5 months now. First immediate release and then XR. It has helped tremendously with my moods, energy, focus, and social anxiety. But, since the switch to XR, the long time it takes to start working effectively (about an hour for me) is a long time in the mornings. I feel like this is the reason, but my doctor didn't pinpoint it at all.
I've never tried any other stimulants. Well, ritalin once recreationally, but not enough for me to discern a difference. I'm hoping my doctor will consider a change in the same class of drugs, instead of immediately switching me to something different.
> There are a couple of things I can think of on reading this. One is that Adderall may be involved, another would be the combination of Adderall and Provigil, and finally that it might actually be the Provigil...
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> Adderall is known to increase depression in some people. It did for me, in a very big way. I wouldn't call that likely, though, since my increased depression happened within the first month of taking it.
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> The combination might not be a great one, just because sometimes drugs don't make friends with one another. I know nothing about that combination, but it's a thought....
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> (Hey, I never said my thoughts were good ones -- only that I had some...)
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> And Provigil can boost mood, and apparently can decrease mood. I know I took it for a couple of years, and for a long time it helped a lot with mood brightening. Then, all of a sudden, after a couple of years, it -- stopped helping, then started to increase my depression. Go figure...
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> Have you tried any other psychostimulants? For me, Dexedrine helped much more than Adderall, and methylphenidate is most helpful of all. I took immediate release Ritalin for a long time, now take Concerta, which is better because it's once a day dosing.
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> Good luck.
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