Posted by Christ_empowered on May 21, 2018, at 12:59:08
In reply to Re: Anyone Tried Ritalin or Adderall?, posted by ed_uk2010 on May 20, 2018, at 13:20:27
hi. ritalin, in particular, was somewhat popular I think in the 60s, for people stable on neuroleptics. The FDA and DEA started cracking down on uppers in the 70s and 80s, so...these days, not so much.
I did see a small abstract for a study for Vyvanse for negative symptoms in patients who had been stable for a long time. I think it went well, at carefully controlled doses. I doubt they'll pursue an FDA indication, given psychiatry's love/hate relationship with uppers.
Provigil or NuVigil seem to be somewhat popular in carefully selected people. Wellbutrin would probably be a more acceptable option to most doctors, but then you'd have to worry about the seizure risk and drug-drug interactions.
I seem to recall reading that Mirapex is used off label in some forms of Bipolar depression...maybe that'd be helpful in some forms of Schizophrenia, too? Schizophrenia is a somewhat vague diagnosis, even in modern times, so what works for one person with "Schizophrenia" might prove to be a nightmare for another person with "Schizophrenia."
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