Posted by myco on February 14, 2009, at 11:54:11
In reply to Re: AD Apathy: behavioural or medicateable? » myco, posted by raisinb on February 14, 2009, at 11:26:55
> Depends on what you mean by apathy--motivation can certainly be increased with dopamine increasing meds (like Wellbutrin for example). If you mean you're tired or feeling sluggish all the time, though, that might be a side effect that will pass (are you sleeping on the Nardil?)
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>my moods are slowly changing from the smiling happy person I was when ramping up and playing with dosing on nardil (which is propably just a very welcome side actually but not sure - I was never an exciteable person but then again I cant remember in my life, apart from being a kid, when I wasnt stressed or depressed) to more of an unemotional, appearingly uncaring (although this isnt me inside it comes from others looking in) kind of just blah..no real anxiety though, still boughts of the downs. Ya motivation is seriously lacking...i'm tired and lethargic all the time (I understand thats somewhat med induced) but i'm also sleeping 2-4h at best. Having a rough time getting a decent sleep med(an actual med designed for sleep) from my gp so im balancing on herbal teas, melatonin, the occasional trazodone (not working with nardil the way it used to on effexor) and doxylamine (again not as effective as once was since I raised nardil dose to 75mg).
Not sure how long a persons body/mind can hold out on almost no sleep for months - bags under my eyes, complexion white as a ghost - body says shut down and nardil says nope stay awake.thnx for listenin
myco
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