Posted by BFrederick on July 10, 2001, at 13:20:53
In reply to stimulants and tolerance, posted by delna on July 9, 2001, at 1:15:32
> Hi Delna! I took Ritalin in conjunction with Prozac and later Effexor. I started with 10mg 3x a day and eventually went to 20mg 3x a day, but I think it was just the natural process of finding out what would work. All in all, I probably took it for 3yrs. It definitely helped with the sleepiness and helped improve mood also. I never felt addicted to it, although I could feel myself "coming down" when it started to wear off. Not really any worse than coming down from caffiene.....didn't have any cravings for it or anything like that. In the meantime, I discovered I had a sleep disorder and discontinued it on my own with no problems whatsoever. After a brief period off of meds--ya gotta try every now and then :)-- I started Wellbutrin SR 150mg 2x a day. It has improved the depression, but I never felt wired like some people have. I still suffer from lack of motivation.....although, I don't HAVE to sleep (like I did before solving the sleep disorder), I'm still very tempted to sleep my weekends away. I'm experimenting with the Adrafinil right now with some subtle results. From what I've read, the Adderall appears to be preferable to Ritalin, but I've never tried it.
Good luck! I hope your doctor gives you the chance to explore that option.
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