Posted by janejane on January 21, 2010, at 7:44:48
In reply to No Motivation or Energy on Celexa, posted by KarenRB53 on January 20, 2010, at 14:44:57
> I just posted earlier about what I could use with Celexa to help with the lack of motivation and fatigue I feel from taking Celexa and "bleauberry" responded with great info about Rhodiola Rosea so I'm glad someone else is using this. Is it working well for you...are you taking it with other AD's?
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> ThanksHi Karen,
I've copied over your message to me from the other thread (see above) since I think it makes more sense to answer it here.
I sympathize with you about the low motivation and energy, and feeling "disconnected". I got that from prozac. If you want to read more about SSRI-induced apathy, do a search of the archives here. It's been discussed quite a bit.
I'm certainly no expert, but all the recommendations you got made a lot of sense to me. I think anything that increases dopamine/norepinephrine would be worth trying, including tyrosine and DLPA (amino acid supplements).
I'm currently taking rhodiola rosea, but I'm not sure I would recommend it as the first thing you should try since you have so many other options. Then again, it might be exactly what you need.
I'm not taking any Rx meds right now and I find the rhodiola to ease my depression (mostly despair and feeling overwhelmed) with no obvious side effects. I'm not sure yet whether it's going to work for the long term as I'm still experimenting. My depression isn't completely gone, and I've had some setbacks. I might try adding a little prozac back into the mix at some point to see whether there's a synergistic effect.
If you want to read more about rhodiola, there are a few threads in the archives here about it. Googling will come up with more. There is a book called "The Rhodiola Revolution", which I haven't read, but would probably be a good source of info, especially if you want to go to your p-doc with this (it was written by a psychopharmacologist who uses it as an add-on to ADs).
As far as brands, Mind Body Spirit by Verde Botanica is the one that stands out. Bleauberry recommends it, and it's the kind I've been using. The one online store that sells it isn't set up for customer reviews, but from everything I've been able to find about it elsewhere, it seems to be "smoother" and better tolerated than other formulations. It also doesn't have unnecessary fillers. Price is comparable to other brands.
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