Posted by sl on September 17, 2001, at 11:18:25
In reply to Re: booze+XR HAHAHAHAHA, posted by bigjake on September 16, 2001, at 19:27:11
> > Thank you, SL, for that response. I am really at a crossroads here, and any advice, or direction on reading material, web sites, etc. regarding this drug would be great. I already feel fortunate to have found this board, the thing is , How do I know who is commenting on my inquiries? Are you all fellow wackos like me who are either currently on XR, or have been,? Or are you medical proffessionals who are just being nice offering free advice?
The answer to "How do I find out" is "You don't."
I tried asking once. Nobody would answer me.
But most of us won't comment much on a med unless we have taken it ourselves or have heard first-hand stories about it. The stuff you read here is called "anecdotal", which means it's not verified by studies. If you're looking for specific studies, ask SalArmy4Me, he's usually really good about finding relevant info. :)> I have been so damn lazy the past several months, that after reading a few posts on this board a few days ago, I decided to take a little of my old Adderall Tabs that I saved from a few years back. ( Duh... Its speed!) well, that has seemed to get me off my butt so that my wife will quit asking me to do yard work, but surely this is not ideal, Eh? Any feedback from males or females on laziness with this drug, or booze cravings that increase while on XR would be appreciated. Thanks again to those of you who responded. You all are miles ahead of the person I pay money to.
Um, yeah, adderall is a bad idea.
It'd be too easy to get hooked on it in that situation.
You said you LOWERED your dosage. Mistake.
This is one of the weird drugs where upping the dosage will make the side-effects LESS. You'll have less sedation, for sure. But now you gotta taper back up to 225 and THEN up to 300.
I found that on Effexor XR I craved complex carbs, bran cerael, whole-grain bread, etc. You might try those kinda healthy things instead of alcohol, it might actually satisfy it (if your body is just craving sugars). (Heh, I actually ate a box of raisin bran about every two days!)
By the way, I don't call it laziness. Call it sedation. You're not just laying there cuz you don't care, you're laying there cuz you're tired and sedated from the med. I slept all afternoon every day I was on Effexor, til I went off. And then it was like I was dancing in the streets cuz I was SOOOOO happy to get out and do things again, even simple things like grocery shopping!Luck...
sl
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