Posted by Marie1 on January 28, 2001, at 15:59:31
In reply to Phentermine and Amphetamine and Depression, posted by ismeansis on January 26, 2001, at 16:07:37
I'm interested to see that someone else shares my views on phentermine. I've been self-medicating for chronic depression with phentermine for years, along with Prozac. I'd always notice a defnite mood decrease if I was using Prozac alone. I quit using it last spring (source dried up) and developed major depression. Just a coincidence? Got the major depression under control with Prozac and Buspar, but then felt "blah" and "I don't care" for months. Finally began taking phentermine again around 3 wks ago, and I'm finally back to being me again. I asked on another site what neurotransmitters phentermine works on and was told it increases dopamine. This surprised me because I had thought it worked on serotonin, and I was therefore a little concerned about serotonin syndrome. There seems to be so much guesswork re: antidepressants, I really think that given the seriousness and totally life wrecking consequenses of the disease, if something works to make me feel better mentally and there are no serious side effects (i.e., an informed decision) the choice of taking it or not should be up to me.
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