Posted by pellmell on September 2, 2001, at 0:20:14
In reply to Re: Adrafinil Adamie, posted by JohnL on September 1, 2001, at 16:22:59
Damn it, John, you are seriously tempting me to order some of this stuff. Two of my major problems are mild social phobia and lack of motivation. Effexor (XR, of course...I'm on my second week at 225mg) seems to have alleviated the anxiety and helped somewhat with the social phobia, but not as much as I'd like. Also, serotonergic meds in the past have, while making me feel better, sapped me of motivation. Effexor doesn't seem to be doing this so much, but still...a drug that would help me get through a 12+ credit semester without fatally neglecting 3/4 of my classes would be wonderful. Right now, after two years of failing at college and one year on a leave of absence, in spite of excellent grades and standardized test scores coming out of high school and an extremely successful semester right before my depression hit, I'm feeling quite demoralized. I feel like I still haven't recovered from that first seriously debilitating major depressive episode three years ago...not so much in terms of mood (medication helps that) but in terms of direction and motivation. Those nine months of undiagnosed major depression and especially the subsequent treatment were extremely disorienting. I've been reconstructing myself ever since. I have no clue what my "baseline" personality is anymore, with all of the antidepressants I've been on (and off). Peter Kramer's right: these drugs really *are* thymoleptics. I'm doing fine now, though, coasting along working 40 mindless hrs/week in the university computer labs and taking one class.
Anyway. I've gone on more than I expected to, but I suppose I'll leave my story there.
Heh...so...would you expect any problems taking Adrafinil with Effexor? I'm not sure I'll be doing this anytime soon, though; I'd prefer to run through what my pdoc here chooses to offer me before I reach across the ocean for treatment.
Well...thanks for reading.
-pm
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