Posted by Franz on May 23, 2018, at 5:03:22
In reply to Re: Clonazepam depressing. Do I have 5ht problem?, posted by Christ_empowered on May 18, 2018, at 9:21:31
> it depends on your problems, your history, etc., but...even these days...some shrinks are OK with putting people on stimulants+sedatives, together. personally...
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> it is true that any benzodiazepine can cause depression, over the long haul, but I do think Klonopin is particularly terrible in that regard. I have an acquaintance who continues to do well on seroquel and adderall. I did surprisingly well on ritalin+abilify+klonopin, at least...in the short term.
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> one of the great things about the stimulants is that if they are going to be helpful, you'll probably know, right away. back in the day, shrinks would sometimes do a "test dose"--give a patient an upper or a goof ball or whatever, wait a while--to see what developed. i think problems w/ tolerance and dosage escalation and the psych issues---agitation, euphoria, mood swings, etc.--are worse with the amphetamines than with ritalin or focalin, but I imagine that also depends on the individual.
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> hope this helps. good luck.
Would you consider nicotine a stimulant proper for this combination?
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