Posted by JackD on October 6, 2000, at 13:15:31
In reply to Re: Wellbutrin Making Me Depressed. Help!, posted by JohnL on October 6, 2000, at 3:19:00
Eureka! I found out what was wrong. I took your advice, and popped a 5mg ritalin this morning (I felt under-doped, not over-doped). Result: Huge boost of confidence and uplifting of depression! Strange, because only a week ago I experimented taking Ritalin while on Wellbutrin and it made me "doped" up, like that feeling of too much dopamine. So then that's the solution; my dopamine production is out of whack.
But the way I feel right now does not feel the same way as when I had Wellbutrin-induced dopamine(If that makes sense). I feel slightly anxious and jittery, the feeling I wanted to avoid in the first place by taking Wellbutrin. The Wellbutrin-dopamine felt cleaner.
So Will I simply need to pop a ritalin every once in a while to jumpstart the dopamine? Or should I switch to Reboxetine, which has no dopamine blockage over time?
Oh, I forgot to mention, I used to take Ritalin 5mg 3x a day for a while, and it made me a new person. It was a wonderdrug for me, but eventually the anxiety it caused was too much to bear.
About the Amisulpride... I have been wanting to take it for some time, but I'm still fearful of those nasty extrapyramidal symptoms. Plus, I have a very unique brain chemistry, as you can tell, and who knows what it's antagonism of D2 receptors will do.
On a side note, I read some interesting literature about ADD. I read that some people with ADD have a naturally low level of D2 receptors. That explains my hypersensitivity to stimulants and psychosis/depersonalization at too high levels of dopamine. The source also stated that ADDers may also have too much MAO (I forget whether it was A or B). Lastly, it said there is a strong probability of a dysfunction in the Noradrenaline and/or Dopamine systems.
So..... any further advice anyone?
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