Posted by SLS on January 31, 2014, at 13:53:00
In reply to Re: Switching from Abilify to Latuda » SLS, posted by Bob on January 30, 2014, at 14:40:46
> > I hope you are experiencing a temporary setback. Who knows what your brain is up to. Have you ever tried Focalin for fatigue / brain fog? It helps me when my energy ebbs. If it is a good drug for you, you won't experience a depressive rebound when it wears off. For now, I am using it occasionally in place of caffeine. My doctor prescribed it to be taken on a daily basis in the hope that it will kick-start a robust antidepressant response. I want to see how Latuda treats me first.
> You said you are using the Focalin occasionally, so how often and under what circumstances are you taking it if not daily? How long have you been doing this?
Focalin helps with mental and physical energy, but not with depression per se. However, with more mental resources to work with, the depression is easier to negotiate and tolerate. I was prescribed Focalin to be taken twice a day, every day. He said that if I got euphoric and suffered a depressive crash, it was the wrong drug for me. We hoped that it might kick-start the other medications to begin working better. Ideally, I would then be able to discontinue the Focalin at some point.
Focalin worked for me the way my doctor was hoping it would at first, but just not to a degree that I was satisfied with. I therefore decided to use it more as a PRN and remain flexible. I would say that there was some tolerance that developed at the dosage I used, but it was not a complete waste of time to take it. I thought that to use Focalin acutely only for particularly difficult days would preserve a more robust stimulant effect than taking it continuously.
> What about Wellbutrin? I've don't remember you mentioning ever trying that or having it on your options list.I have tried Wellbutrin several times beginning in 1983 at dosages as high as 900 mg/day. Each time, it made me feel moderately worse, even when combined with Parnate.
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