Posted by Noa on October 16, 1999, at 11:34:11
In reply to Re: Diagnosis puzzle, posted by Elizabeth on October 16, 1999, at 6:37:08
The ritalin helps, but now that I am less depressed, I am definitely noticing the ritalin rebound thing when it wears off. Feel too much mood variation during the course of the day. I might try the SR at some point and see if it makes a difference. When I first started taking the ritalin it made a WORLD of difference because at the time I had untreated obstructive sleep apnea, and was constantly exhausted (which I attributed to the depression). With the ritalin, I could stay awake and not have to constantly ply myself with strong coffee. Once the apnea was dxed and txed, the sleepiness was no longer an issue, but I continued to take the ritalin because it helped augment the effexor, larger doses of which I don't tolerate well (tics and twitches, sleeplessness). But here I am back up on a high dose of Effexor because my depression got worse because it was not fully treated all that time. The xr version of effexor doesn't cause as many problems as the regular, but still, I am begining to get annoyed with the fidgetiness. I still need to try exercising regularly to see if that helps. If it doesn't I will ask my pdoc to explore a different variation of the cocktail.
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