Posted by ggggg123 on November 2, 2010, at 7:18:56
In reply to Re: No Motivation or Energy on Celexa, posted by KarenRB53 on November 1, 2010, at 10:02:23
There are numerous tca's which target the norepinephrine system. Also a low dose of a dopamine agonist may be helpful. Personally I would lower the dose of celexa to no more than 10mg and keep trying with the wellbutrin, but maybe add a small dose of a dopamine agonist. Other things to try would include stimulants, but how sustainable that method would be is questionable. I have suffered the same problem on celexa and have quit the drug and am trying to get my motivation back, today I am starting reboxetine an nri, its not available in the us though. You might fair better on a tca, although the side effects could prove problematic. but 30mg of celexa will probably not improve things, I would definately drop the dose.
Personally I don't find wellbutrin very potent and the half life feels quite short, thats why I would maybe add a small amount of a dopamine agonist to give it a boost. It might be worth trying the adhd drugs and narcolepsy drugs but I have'nt tried them.
Anti-depressant options include changing to venlafaxine, which is supposed to be very stimulating in higher doses. Switching to a tca which has high affinity for norepinephrine.
Lowering celexa/increasing wellbutrin - maybe adding another stimulating drug?
some find the maoi's much more stimulating but they're bad news if u like cheese.
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