Posted by JohnL on August 16, 2001, at 2:39:14
In reply to Re: Stimulants take how long to work? » JohnL, posted by Cindylou on August 15, 2001, at 20:35:55
Hi Cindy,
You ask a good question, and I must admit I don't know the answer. If I did have an answer, it would probably be a little biased because I am not a fan of Buspar. For me it was lousy, and there aren't too many people that have been helped a great deal by it. It's one of those drugs that looks great on paper, but in the real world doesn't seem to pan out all that often. But like my psychiatrist always told me, anything is possible.If your symptoms are somehow related to a norepinephrine deficiency or malfunction of some kind, Buspar and Adrafinil could possibly work well. That's because Buspar's metabolite acts on stimulating NE, and Adrafinil will further enhance that. If you try it, consider starting just one at a time. Stay with one for 2 or 3 weeks before adding the second. Sometimes when two drugs are started at the same time it's hard to know which one is causing which side effects, etc. And if you have any lousy experiences, you won't know which drug is the cause if they are started at the same time. It's much easier to make comparisons and to judge what's going on when they are started one at a time.
John> Hi JohnL --
> Welcome back! Since you mentioned Adrafinil here, I wanted to get your opinion on how Adrafinil + Prozac + Buspar might work ...
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> I am currently on 10 mg Prozac plus Wellbutrin, but have been quite agitated ... I experimented with Aderall in place of the Wellbutrin, and it helped me focus better, but I still had the agitation.
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> I take Klonapin ocassionally to help with that, but have heard that Buspar and Prozac work well together.
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> What are your thoughts on adding Adrafinil to the Buspar + Prozac mix, instead of Aderall or Wellbutrin?
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> Thanks so much for your reply,
> cindy
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> > I've tried all the stimulants. We all react differently, so one cannot predict their own response based on someone else's response. That being said, the best stimulant of all for me is Adrafinil. Quite a few people here have tried it and liked it, more so than Ritalin or Adderall. Please don't misunderstand. I am not saying Adrafinil is better that Ritalin or Adderall, but I am saying that in the archives here you will find more people who liked Adrafinil than the other two. Adrafinil has been a life saver to me, along with basic minimum dose Prozac and minimum dose Zyprexa. This particular three way combo is absolutely amazing.
> > John
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