Posted by sudhira on August 28, 2002, at 1:59:40
In reply to Re: Ritalin prescription... » sudhira, posted by IsoM on August 27, 2002, at 18:48:01
Hi IsoM,
Thanks for writing. I have used Ritalin before. In Washington last year it was prescribed to address the symptoms of ADD that accompany my depression. It helped me to focus a bit and tend to tasks that I'd avoided but I was also deeply depressed and it did little to help my mood on its own.
I have a different doc now that I've moved to Oregon, a rather anti-stimulant doc. I talked her into trying a stimulant as an augment after wellbutrin and provigil failed to help my symptoms of fatigue and apathy.
Currently I am using ritalin (for 2 weeks now) to augment celexa, lamictal and anafranil. It helps to get me out of bed and do more than watch t.v. I'm a little more productive and a little less fearful socially. However, when it wears off after about 3 hours I feel soooo tired. others on this board have experienced this with ritalin.
It's interesting that you have heard ritalin has the most potential for abuse. My prescriber told me just the opposite. I had wanted to try adderall and she said something about adderall being the most amphetamine-like and therefore the more risky option. She seems to pull "facts" out of the air though.
In any case the ups and downs in energy I experience on ritalin are really terrible. If there is another better option it makes sense to try and find it.
poster:sudhira
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