Posted by yxibow on February 26, 2008, at 5:32:37
In reply to Which of these meds for chronic fatigue/Low motiv., posted by Amigan on February 25, 2008, at 11:36:13
> Hi. I have a question:
> Which of these medications do you think that it is the most effective for chronic fatigue (withOUT fibromialgia or other pain disorders) and also low motivation?:
> Selegiline (l-deprenyl), Bupropion (wellbutrin) or Venlafaxin (effexor)?
> I DO know that there are better meds for these conditions by far, (ritalin, provigil, etc) but please, restrict the debate to the above 3.
> Thank you.
>Well selegeline at low doses is a MAO-B, in its EMSAM formulation it can have dietary MAOI restrictions at higher formulations because it becomes MAO-A as well.
I would probably say that Wellbutrin is much less of a hassle. Effexor for people who don't have a lot of anxiety can in general be rather stimulating so that is worth a try as well. I know I can't take Effexor, its like caffeine squared in the anxiety sense.
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