Posted by manowar on December 10, 2001, at 15:12:44
In reply to Tim, I tried Provigil (modafinal), posted by cmcdougall on December 10, 2001, at 9:43:19
> I took Ritalin, then Concerta along with Effexor XR for about 18 months. I had taken Ritalin as an add-on with my ADs for about 5 years. When the Effexor pooped out, I switched to Celexa - HORRIBLE withdrawal from Effexor, had to be hospitalized.
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> Anyway, the mix of Celexa and Ritalin was just not taking care of me. I wanted to sleep all the time and had ZERO motivation. Two weeks ago, my pdoc had me add Provigil to my drug cocktail. I did not like it - it reminded me a little of mescaline that I took 30 years ago, without the euphoria. The provigil added a sharpness to my attention that was good, but I felt jittery and just wierd! And I still WANTED to sleep all day, even though I wasn't really sleepy anymore. STRANGE. I quit taking it after 1 week.
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> For the last week I have been taking Adderall and despipramine along with the Celexa and so far I really like it. I hate to think that the Adderall could make my depression worse. I never heard this before....
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> Well, good luck.
Hi,
I'm glad to hear that you're doing well.That was just my experience with the Adderal. I've noticed that lots of people here do really well with it and badly with the Ritalin, so who knows?
As hard as it was to stop the Klonipin a month ago, I think I'm going to see if I can start it again. Without it I feel mentally impaired. It seemed to work synergistically with the Ritalin.
I'm debating on whether I should try another TCA. An SSRI is out of the question, since I've tried most of them without any success. A MAOI is still a consideration. I only ever remember trying one TCA and that was desipramine. I did well on it for a while, but it pooped out. I never had tried a TCA with Ritalin and from what I've read, a TCA+pstim is one of the best combinations for treatment-resistant depression. I'm also going to see if my pdoc will augment T3 to my regimen. But I also want to try the Modafinil. I guess I'll have to be patient.
ARRRGGGGHHHHH!
See ya,
Tim
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