Posted by alchemy on April 18, 2010, at 10:47:24
In reply to Re: Severe anhedonia, posted by bulldog2 on April 18, 2010, at 8:31:33
I recently added dexadrine to my mix. I am not ADD, but the depression, lack of pleasure & motivation are my main symptoms. The lack of motivation is extremely hard because I also feel "trapped" in time by not wanting to do anything.
I am also somewhat bipolar 2. W/out meds I am more agitated and there is some cycling between down & more down.
When I tried Adderall years ago I was not on a stabilizer. It caused me to have extreme swings, and mostly down-bad. But the first week was awesome. I felt like doing things and I wasn't anxious about how to get through the day. It really screwed me up.
I recently started dexadrine. This time I am on Lamictal (for me it hasn't made it worse). It is very subtle, and at first I wasn't sure if it was helping. But it has helped a little bit w/ motivation. It hasn't touched my depression, but it is nice to have my motivation helped maybe 15-20%.
Interesting how all of these mood & brain related circuits are so intertwined but can be somewhat separate. No mood change, but I can pass the time and get more things done without miserably forcing myself (like exercise).
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