Posted by BLPBart on January 15, 2002, at 9:57:14
In reply to Re: Depression with ADD, posted by petters on January 15, 2002, at 1:40:59
I need to talk to my pdoc about this. I'm currently on wb and weaning off prozac because of the fatigue and carbo cravings. I've seen that wb is one of the drugs used for ADD but it doesn't seem to have helped me with the organizational/focusing problems that I have. I've been fortunate that it's not bad enough to make me lose my job or anything-really just a frustration more than anything. My doctor and I have discussed trying effexor if my fatigue doesn't get any better. The wb has worked for the depression though so I really would have to switch. I'm wondering if I should add something like adderall or ritalin and just see what happens. BTW, I don't have any anxiety or agitation problems from the WB. I've actually complained to my doctor that I wished it was more stimulating.
> > I have a question. I was just recently taken off of prozac for depression because of muscle pain and fatigue as well as weight gain. I am on wellbutrin and my doctor and Ihave discussed adding a stimulant. I've been researching this site for info on the stims when I came across adderall. I didn't know what it was so I started looking for information on it. I ended up on an ADD site and just about fell over when I read the description of peopl with adult ADD. It sounded just like me. I'm curious what the relationship that depression and ADD have. Do they tend to occur together? Is depression caused by the ADD? I'm going to talk to my doctor about it on our next visit.
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> Depression is often cormorbid with ADHD. Many studies show this. I haven´t seen or heard if ADD also is associated with depression. But if a ADD person have many crash with jobs and studies witch often occur with ADD, depression is an emotional conseqence.
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> Efexor in high dosage 300 - 450 mg is very usefull in this cases. It relives the ADD as well as the depression.
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> Best Wishes...//Petters
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