Posted by Vince on January 19, 2001, at 23:49:46
Hi everyone, this is the first time I've posted here.
I have read a lot of posts about amisulpride and adrafinil. I would like to give it a try but I'm afraid that it would be like my experience with Dexedrine. My doctor tried to add Dexedrine along with an SSRI that hadn't been working. It was great for a while. I had motivation, interest, etc. But only for about a week, then the good effects wore off and I felt worse than when I started taking it. When I went off the dex I slept for about 2 or 3 days. So I worry about stimulants or anything that affects dopamine. Even buspar had that same kind of effect. After a couple of weeks I really started to feel a depersonalization, kind of a 10 million miles from home - isolated - alone in the universe with only my depressed thoughts sort of a feeling.
I'm just wondering if these meds (Amisulpride and adrafinil) would be different. I'm looking for anyone who has had experience with Dexedrine and either of these other meds so that they can make a comparison? Or is there anyone out there who has had a bad experience with Amisulpride or adrafinil?
Just a brief history might be helpful. There seems to be a lot of very knowledgeable people here. I have had depression for a long, long time. Over the years I've tried almost all MAOI's, TCA's, SSRI's, Atypicals. It seems to be getting worse over the last couple of years. I'm seeing some really hellish lows. I seem to cycle every few days from "the very depths of hell" to "man I feel a lot better. I really think I'm going to get better this time" but I never ever feel like I'm not depressed. Even though my mood varies a little I don't know if it could be classified as any type of bipolar. But I just don't know if stimulants like Amisulpride and adrafinil would be good for whatever type of depression that I do have.
Can anybody give me any suggestions or point me in the right direction. I'm kind of afraid to just experiment because I'm not sure that I can tolerate another bad reaction to meds.
Thanks, Vince
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