Posted by Frankie on February 28, 2002, at 0:27:37
In reply to PsychoStimulants and Depression, posted by George on February 27, 2002, at 5:03:39
> Hello. My physician decided to put me on stimulants after three years of unsuccessful treatment with 26 different antidepressants and combinations. Treatment with Adderall worked almost immediately and miraculously--giving me my life back for thirteen months. About a month ago, the Adderall started giving out, and now I'm back to a consistently depressed state. My depression is not any worse than it was before the stimulants--the same old thing. I don't drink very much--two or three drinks once per week. I've had partial success with the combination of Provigil and Wellbutrin. I'm also considering giving Dexedrine a try. Any advice?
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> > For your depression, was your precribing physician
> > specifically choosing to use psychostimulants to treat
> > your disoder? Over time this may interfere with your bodies
> > natural reward mecanisms. As well does drinking. So for getting
> > depression treated, typically one will go on anti depressants
> > and cut down on stims and alcohol in order to reorganize the
> > brains reward system. I find its ok to have a drink every now
> > and then , but excessive drinking depletes the brain of important
> > chemicals and intereferes with the depression treatment process.
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> > Good luck with your treatment.
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> > -John
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> > > I have recently fallen into a deep depression that I had under control for 13 months through stimulants. I notice that in my depressed state, it takes much longer for me to get drunk--my tolerance is noticeably greater than when I wasn't depressed. Does this mean anything or does it hold any clues as to what chemicals are lacking in my brain? Thanks.
Hello,Ultimately, alcohol will worsen depression. But furthermore, mixing alcohol with any antidepressant or stimulant will drastically reduce the effectiveness of the medication. I am sure that this is why you are not improving from your condition. Believe me, I have experienced the same thing. You are defeating the purpose of the antidepressant by keeping a supply of a depressant in your system. I am not trying to sound like a "know it all", but I guarantee you that if you give something like Effexor, or Prozac, a shot again, and keep the alcohol clean from your system for at least 6 months, you will improve. I guarantee it! And this means no alcohol at all. Not even one drink. Not until you begin to feel good on a daily basis. Unless, it is a bipolar state. Then you need a stabalizer too. If I were you, I would clean the alcohol out for a good period of time, try Effexor XR, and if it didn't work, try Wellbutrin. Reboxetine is a good new one too. It acts as a stimulant also. Good luck to you.
Frankie.
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