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Posted by AdamCanada on January 24, 2007, at 2:12:23
I am sick of being so uninterested in anything but also i am sick of not being able to talk to anyone. I can but i'm boring like heck most of the time because i cant think of anything to say and i have no motivation to say anything anyway.
What meds make you more social?
Ritalin was a short term miracle but the effect faded and i lost a lottt of weight.
I currently take paxil and i have been on wellbutrin 3 weeks.
What meds can make someone more social? I had so much motivation to talk to people and actually go out and meet up old friends when i took it.WHY on earth can other meds do this?
Posted by Declan on January 24, 2007, at 2:15:41
In reply to Which meds improve social life? Ritalin did, posted by AdamCanada on January 24, 2007, at 2:12:23
Tianeptine can be mildly prosocial.
Posted by blueberry1 on January 24, 2007, at 4:33:46
In reply to Which meds improve social life? Ritalin did, posted by AdamCanada on January 24, 2007, at 2:12:23
Your complaints are common around here. Not sure if it is depression or paxil side effects. Could be either.
The novel stimulant provigil can do what you are looking for. Viewing the couple hundred users' experiences at remedyfind.com they are mostly positive with a few negatives. Mileage varies.
In the same category is the overseas mailorder Adrafinil. In europe it is prescribed as a vigilance promoting med, for example to get depressed senior citizens interested in life, people, and activities again.
You never know, maybe over a period of a couple months at a higher wellbutrin dose things will kick in for you. Of all the meds out there with the capability of doing what you want and having the least likelihood of konking out quickly like ritalin did, provigil or adrafinil came to mind.
I experienced a signifcant increase in sociability when I added low dose xanax to my ongoing meds. Strange, xanax didn't do that by itself. I had a lot of anxiety and nervousness at the time, so I think I just felt more sociable from being so much more comfortable and relaxed. The benzos could easily have the opposite effect and make things even more dull than they already are.
Posted by naughtypuppy on January 24, 2007, at 9:43:57
In reply to Which meds improve social life? Ritalin did, posted by AdamCanada on January 24, 2007, at 2:12:23
> I am sick of being so uninterested in anything but also i am sick of not being able to talk to anyone. I can but i'm boring like heck most of the time because i cant think of anything to say and i have no motivation to say anything anyway.
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> What meds make you more social?
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> Ritalin was a short term miracle but the effect faded and i lost a lottt of weight.
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> I currently take paxil and i have been on wellbutrin 3 weeks.
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> What meds can make someone more social? I had so much motivation to talk to people and actually go out and meet up old friends when i took it.
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> WHY on earth can other meds do this?Parnate worked pretty good for me. Has the Wellbutrin kicked in yet. I've been on it for about 2 weeks and haven't felt motivated yet, no real side effects though at 300mg.
Posted by Jimmyboy on January 24, 2007, at 10:26:26
In reply to Re: Which meds improve social life? Ritalin did, posted by naughtypuppy on January 24, 2007, at 9:43:57
Not a prescription .. and not healthy either,
but the tried and true social lubricant
alcohol
Posted by Phillipa on January 24, 2007, at 11:13:37
In reply to Re: Which meds improve social life? Ritalin did, posted by Jimmyboy on January 24, 2007, at 10:26:26
By dark I am usually able to talk to people til then I isolate. Love Phillipa
Posted by psychobot5000 on January 24, 2007, at 11:42:11
In reply to Which meds improve social life? Ritalin did, posted by AdamCanada on January 24, 2007, at 2:12:23
I agree with what others are saying here, that stimulant-type meds would probably be useful to you.
Dexedrine/dexamphetamine would likely help, though if Ritalin stopped working for you, it might also. I agree that provigil and adrafinil are good choices. Tianeptine can indeed by slightly helpful--I take it.
I do think Parnate is a good option (though rarely used and with many concerns associated with it). Also, possibly oral selegiline at modest doses (5-15mg). Maybe fish oil, too.
Prozac can be more activating and energizing than Paxil, which might help...
Posted by Iansf on January 25, 2007, at 0:22:36
In reply to Re: Which meds improve social life? Ritalin did, posted by psychobot5000 on January 24, 2007, at 11:42:11
> Prozac can be more activating and energizing than Paxil, which might help...
I found Prozac quite activating socially. If it weren't for the side effects, I'd be on it now.
Posted by Declan on January 25, 2007, at 17:05:16
In reply to Re: Which meds improve social life? Ritalin did, posted by Iansf on January 25, 2007, at 0:22:36
Any med that improves your social life and can survive the regulatory process is a kind of miracle.
Posted by Sebastian on January 27, 2007, at 15:31:09
In reply to Which meds improve social life? Ritalin did, posted by AdamCanada on January 24, 2007, at 2:12:23
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