Posted by michael on April 17, 2003, at 8:00:22
In reply to That is, if I'm now depressed will Dex not work?, posted by HelenInCalif on April 7, 2003, at 5:26:57
> A couple of other points-
> I don't think the depression right now could be from Dexedrine withdrawal- this is because before I never took it on weekends, sometimes long weekends, and didn't feel any withdrawal effects. Although this time the gap was one week, if that makes a difference.
>
> What I think might be my mild depression isn't a feeling of sadness or hopelessness, but is more feeling slow and ponderous and unable to think creatively.HelenInCalif -
I can't be certain from my personal experience, but you may be right about generic vs. brand name being the issue (saw you discuss that some in a previoius thread).
My experience was w/regular (immediate release) dex. I find the generic to be helpful - but not to the same degree that my first trial w/Dexedrine was. I have always wondered if there is truely a difference between them, or if perhaps it just seemed so, since the relief was such a pleasant surprise when I first tried it, and my expectations were simply too high (pun intended) after that first trial.
Actually, now that I think about it, I think the first doctor that prescribed the Dex may have even mentioned that some people do find that there is a noticeable difference between the two... and it also seems that I've read that somewhere too (other than your posts).
In fact, I've been considering asking for the brand name Dex - just to try it and see if I do notice a difference - at my next appt.
Sorry that I don't have anything more definitive than that to offer - but it seems that it would be worthwhile to try going back to what worked. That seems to be the only way to know for certain.
Hope that helps some...? Btw - if you do, I'd be interested in what you find out, to hear a first hand experience. My next pdoc appt. isn't for another couple of weeks... (hopefully I won't forget to ask, and hopefully he'll be willing to let me try the experiment)
michael
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