Posted by JohnL on April 16, 2000, at 1:08:03
In reply to Re: Info on my new wonderdrug....(to JohnL), posted by Ant-Rock on April 15, 2000, at 15:06:10
> Hi John, First of all, way to go with finding your new med. I'm sure you've waited a long time to feel this well and you deserve this breakthrough. I'm truly happy for you. I've always enjoyed reading your posts and have learned a lot from you and the many others here.
> I do have a question,
> would combining adrafanil & Ritalin be a bad idea. I only take 10mg/day ritalin and it hasn't hepled me with my biggest problem which is anhedonia. I feel much the same way you described, and reading about your success has peaked my interest in this med. I see my p-doc this week and had planned on asking to increase the ritalin, but now maybe adding adrafanil instead of increasing would be a better idea. Any suggestions?
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> AnthonyAnthony,
It would sure be nice if we could ask your question of a qualified physician, but of course Adrafinil is hardly known outside of Europe. My best judgement is that Ritalin and Adrafinil could be combined. Of course it would be highly experimental. But then, a lot of what is done in psychiatry is. A lot of what we know about established popular drugs was derived from experimentation and accidental discovery. For example, Zyprexa as a mood stabilizer and/or an antidepressant, not just an antipsychotic.Ritalin and Adrafinil work in different ways. They work in such a way that there would be no duplication of mechanisms or opposition of mechanisms. I see no reason it couldn't be tried. Adrafinil though requires time. Unlike Ritalin--which, as you know, kicks in quickly--Adrafinil takes days to months to fully work. Three weeks is a minimum. I still have some Ritalin leftover and was pondering the same thing. I'm certainly doing better than in years, but admittedly I'm not quite 100%. So continued tweeking and experimentation is not unlikely. Ritalin+Adrafinil sounds fine to me. That's my best guess. JohnL
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