Posted by Vincent_QC on January 3, 2009, at 7:56:10
In reply to Re: Click here! - Sorry... » shasling, posted by JadeKelly on January 3, 2009, at 2:25:01
> Hello, you are against use or user? jk
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> I took ritalin for 12 yrs under the impression that it WAS NOT an amphetamine, but rather a mild CNS stimulant. I had zero w/d when d/c except a little fatigue. From what I've read, even in pharmacy books, etc., is that MAOI's can be used with caution in combo with Ritalin. Amphetamines, such as Adderall, are not to be combined with MAOI within 2 weeks of each other according to same source.
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> ~Jade
> PS-thanx for concern, I'll look into that further.Strange, I took also Ritalin for a small period of time and I always find it to be a very mild stimulant drug, in fact, I always find the coffee more strong than the Ritalin...
I remember a more old drug call "Ponderal(Redux)", who was retrieve from the market in 1997, it was a pill to help loosing weight and a strong stimulant, a lot similar to Adderall I think...I take it for a long period of time and even if at the time I was already diagnosticed with social phobia and general anxiety and it never increase my problems.
I always think that some people benefit more from stimulant drugs for anxiety and social phobia than drug who will make them more tired like all the SSRI's or SRNI's...
Since Adderall-XR is not cover by insurrance where I live and it's a lot expensive, I never had the chance to try it...maybe one day it will help me to deal with my daytime energy level, since I can't avoid the afternoon need of taking a "nap"... Ok, for now I use a lot of coffee to avoid it, but coffee is coffee...mean that i'm tired to drink it. I like the taste but I dislike the effect of it in my intestine... Maybe also with time, the Parnate will help me also to recover from that daytime lack of energy. Since I don't reach my effective dosage of it and since I also just begin to sleep more well at night, maybe everything will improve with time. I don't sleep a lot of time at night for 4 years at least so maybe also it's why I feel more tired since I increase my dose of Parnate to 40mg...I sleep more at night and I wake up not feeling rested...). I'm sure everything will improve.
I think what you have to check if you take a stimulant with a MAOI's is your blood pressure. Since stimulants tends to increase the blood pressure, you just have to make it safe...go slow on the stimulant dose...and increase slowly if you need it...Since i'm not a doctor (lol), that's the only one advise I can write...
Have a good day Jade ;-)
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