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Posted by btnd on April 10, 2003, at 19:16:45
Ok this has been going through my mind lately..
I've been using Adderall with Klonopin for my dysthymia/social anxiety and it does WONDERS for me. My personality has changes TREMENDOUSLY. I've posted about this in my earlier posts.
But the thing is I don't really like the idea of using amphetamines to combat the problem because of many many studies showing that it is neurotoxic and there is a huge stigma on amphetamines/methamphetamines - that it is a hard drug used to get people euphoric.
On the other hand this is the only drug that has made me feel NORMAL. By normal I mean it made me the person that I am deep down behind this irrational mind-shield: all social/obsessive anxieties are gone and I'm confident,sociable,motivated etc etc.But every time I read studies/pages on amph there are tons of info that it is bad bad bad. I just want to add that the only problems I had with this combination are: appetite suppresion and BP rise+heart beat rise (I always had VERY low bp 110/60). I appreciate any comments.
Posted by BrittPark on April 11, 2003, at 19:37:48
In reply to Feeling normal VS feeling high (Adderall), posted by btnd on April 10, 2003, at 19:16:45
Don't be a victim of FDA and DEA mindwashing ;) If Adderall makes you feel normal you should keep taking it and certainly not feel guilty. Yes, keep an eye on your blood pressure but otherwise just enjoy the relief.
Here's a final piece of food for thought. Why should it matter to you whether Adderall treats your depression via some specific-to-depression mechanism or because it stimulates the dopaminergic pleasure response ("feeling high")? I will rephrase Alexander Pope: "Whatever works is right."
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