Posted by CC67 on September 18, 2003, at 23:10:30
In reply to Re: Im about to start adderall. What should I expe » CC67, posted by loolot on September 18, 2003, at 0:08:31
> > Hi loolot,
> > I have taken adderall w/ wellbutrin,300mg a day.
> > I believe it worked ok.I suffered somewhat though from agitation ,I switched to effexor xr with adderall
> > then prozac w/adderall,which was best yet however my doctor switched me to stratterra w/adderall,when I asked to increase the prozac from 40mg to 60 mg even though I had been up to 80mg of prozac in past as a 450well/80mgprozac combo.>>
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> Strange. I wonder why your doc didnt want to go higher on the prozac. Also Stratterra and Adderall seems like a strange combination, no?
> Arent they both stims of some kind?
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> Sounds like you (or your doc) consistently likes the adderall, though. Why do you like it?
> Were you taking it for depression?
> Did the wellbutrin wear off? Is that why you switched?
> Did the adderall give you any physical side effects?
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I take adderall for add,I like it because it calms me and helps me to stay on track.It also helps with depression.
I have always been the one who insisted on staying on the adderall,I have stated to my pdoc that I just needed to augment it.
Strattera is norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor,so I guess it could act like a stim,depending on your bodys response.
The wellbutrin works but the adderall works better
for me.I just wanted to fine tune adderall so I remembered well/prozac combo working well and I thought I would try the augment of adderall with prozac due to long half life also.
Adderall wears off and I need full coverage for at least 7am to 7-9pm at night.
My pdoc did not want to go higher than 60 mgs IR adderall per day so we have been on this long road of trying differnt combos to see what works best.
adderall can exacerbate anxiety,thats ok though benifits far outway that SE.Adderall is good med stims get a bad rap.
You may loose some of your appetite at first that will come back.I guess after a few years I can't remember all physical side affects,sorry.
I don't think I suffered form physical side effects
I always kept taking my vitamins plenty of water and exercise. I almos tforgot,when I stopped the caffeine intake,adderall worked better. I drink some hot green tea at night and the rest of the time just filtered water.
Well I have probablly rambled on to long so I hope I have given you some insight,let me know if i can help with any more info,maybe I wont get to the board so late next time and I can be more direct.
Thank you,michael
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