Posted by Charm on August 6, 2004, at 12:02:44
In reply to Which meds increase dopamine/energy?, posted by craig getty on August 5, 2004, at 23:04:03
Hi Craig -
Your situation sounds very familiar. I suffer from the same fatigue and lack of motivation.
I did find some improvement moving from the 150 mg of Effexor to the 300 mg of Effexor. I have also just recently started 30 mg a day of Adderall XR. Monday I go back to my pdoc. I've weaned the Zyprexa out of my system (too much sedation and weight gain) and will be replacing it with the Wellbutrin. I'm hoping to have some luck with the combination of these 3 products (I also take Buspar for GAD).
I tried Provigil myself. It didn't do a thing for me. I could take 400 mg then turn around and take a three hour nap. I've also tried (without success) all the various vitamin and herbal supplements for energy.
Unfortunately, I had a hypertensive crisis back in the early 80's while taking an MAOI (a brain hemorrhage that put me in the hospital for a month) so I'm off them for life. Admittedly, I didn't follow the restrictions to the letter a most likely caused my own problem.
Bottom line, I guess I just wanted to let you know that I had no increase in energy at 150 mg of the Effexor but noticed a marked improvement at 300mg.
Good Luck!
Charm
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