Posted by streetsk8er794 on September 18, 2008, at 8:40:24
In reply to Re: PLEASE HELP ME!!! (I'm Desperate), posted by Polarbear206 on September 18, 2008, at 8:16:31
I've been on Zoloft, Wellbutrin, Lexapro, Adderall, Adderall XR, Dexedrine IR, Dexedrine Spanules, Daytrana, Vyvanse, Nardil, Seroquel, Depakote, Klonopin, Librium.... I'm sure I left out a few, but those are most of them. Let me add, that the mood stabililzers I've tried like the Depakote and Seroquel did nothing but make me groggy. I think I actually felt worse on them. And of the anti-depressants I've tried, Lexapro was good with few side-effects, and wellbutrin I've never tried on its own so I cant say. Zoloft I just plain did not like. Oh yeh, Nardil was awesome, but the side effects were just plain baaaad...
Here's what I've come to realize. The klonopin 2 mg/ day was working great for my social anxiety, because it took away these "phrases" I get in social situations. 2 mg still keeps them away, but at the same time, I've become depressed from it. I think it is still working well, but because of the depression, my perceived effectiveness of it has lowered. I think I need to go back to my 2 mg per day (1 mg morning, 1 mg night), and address the depression.
When my stimulant doses were higher (100 mg vyvanse/day), my depression was much better, but my anxiety was out of control. 10 mg 3 times per day of Dexedrine IR is perfect. The only thing though, is that I basically need coffee with it for it to work. What I mean is, I feel much more focused with the dexedrine, but the klonopin is blocking some of the motivation, and maybe even the depression, is physically blocking me from getting up and doing anything. But when I drink coffee, it jump starts the dex, or something, and I get "get up and go." The only problem with this is that it increases my anxiety.
I think your right that I need to stay with my 2 mg klon per day, and stick with this stim dosage. I just need to add an anti-depressant. I think wellbutrin er might be good, because it will potentiate my stimulants like the coffee does, and work on my depression at the same time. What do you think?
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