Posted by Erin59 on September 17, 2001, at 23:24:09
In reply to Re: YAWN , excuse me....SalArmy4me » Erin59, posted by shelliR on September 17, 2001, at 22:10:34
> > > Maybe you can lower your dose of Zoloft and/or take it all at bedtime to minimize daytime sedation. 50 mg of Zoloft actually _is_ a therapeutic dose.
> > >
> > > I wonder if you were ever on Prozac. A lot of people find Prozac to be stimulating enough.
> > >
> > > Another idea is to add modafinil or adrafinil. These have been proven to augment antidepressant effects too.
> >
> > I just lowered my dose of Zoloft to 100mgs. and I am now taking it at night. I also ordered Adrafinil based on what I read on this board and hope this helps. I think my Pdoc gave me Zoloft because it is approved for treating PTSD. It is pretty amazing to see the toll this disease has taken on my life. Just 6 months ago, I completed a strenuous one week solo backpacking trip through the Sierra Nevadas. I have since lost close to 30 lbs., hair is graying and I barely have the strength to clean the cat litter box. Friends have expressed concern about my appearance, and of course, my mood. One friend told me I have aged 5 years in the last 3 months.
> > And I have yet to understand that an ailment that causes fatique, loss of appetite, apathy, listlessness, solemnence, and mental confusion is treated with meds that cause fatique, loss of appetite, apathy, listlessness, solemnence and mental confusion. Kinda like cold medicine that causes runny nose, congestion and coughing. Go figure.
> > Thanks for your advise.
> > Erin
>
> Hi Erin
> Just a few more quick ideas.
> You know that you don't want to take adrafinil and another stimulent together, I wouldn't think. Also with adrafinil, you should get a baseline liver function test and continue to have your liver tested once or twice a year, if you decide to go with that drug. I reread your original post and thought aside from irritation, you did very well on wellbutrin. Wellbutrin is significantly different from other antidepressants. I'm wondering if you had tried klonopin (or valium, or ativan) with your higher dose of wellbutrin, whether that might have cut the edge off. I guess I tend to cling to anything that has worked for my depression and try to stay with that med and augment rather than change.
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> Anyway, I also run my own business and know how hard it is not to be 100% (or in my case even 75%).
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> ShelliHi Shelli,
I think my Pdoc nixed the Wellbutrin when I crashed in June. I guess it just pooped out for me as I was on the highest dosage (350mgs) for a few months before the dowward slide. Also, I was dropping alot of weight on Wellbutrin and I was petite before I started. I was beginning to look like a refugee and that concerned my Pdoc. But, I am still giving up the Wellbutrin begrudgingly. I am now on Klonapin to help detox from a Valium addiction. It also helps with my moods (although I feel like all my moods have completely disappeared). I am looking forward to trying the Adranifil and will not take it along with any other stimulants. Between what is happening in the world and this cloud that weighs us down, wouldn't we just kill for 75%! :-)
Peace,
Erin
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