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Re: Effexor tremors? » cybercafe

Posted by Ritch on May 13, 2003, at 8:01:48

In reply to Re: stimulant psychosis, posted by cybercafe on May 13, 2003, at 0:04:35

> damn... okay i guess i will count myself lucky with zyprexa. i just hope it doesn't counter-act the ritalin too much
>
> funny thing is ... i'm getting tremors from effexor!


Woah-I didn't realize you were taking Effexor along with Ritalin and Zyprexa. I take just a few spheroid sprinkles of Effexor XR (and not every day) for anxiety and usually on my "off" dysthymic days of my cycle. I find it a very tiring med compared to the other serotonergics. Hmmm. What dosage are you taking of (Effexor)? The highest I can EVER go on Effexor is about 25mg/day-which thus far is the only serotonergic to really *work* for my bipolar seasonal depression depths. Even at 25mg/day I'm mildly hypertensive.


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> sleeping too much), but I start having dozens of projects to start and I can't get started on any given one and can't follow through and stay on one task-what a mess! Kind of like a mild mixed picture of sorts.
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> Hmmm... I still can't believe you can get away with taking adderall. Maybe i'm more type 1-ish


It might have a lot to do with what stimulant and what other meds are being taken with it. Actually, I found dexedrine the most tolerable of any stimulant (no tics either). I've never gotten euphoric on stimulants. I don't necessarily think that it is because I have ADHD.


> > I think so too. My sleep quality/architecture/quantity mirrors my mood states almost to a tee. If I try a med that causes insomnia and sleep deprivation-watch for highs to get exaggerated down the road. If I take something that is too sedative and I get to sleeping in too much-I start to get into a depressive snowball. I doing enforced darkness right now and it is helping me to sleep better and my highs are much less jagged than they normally are at this time of year.
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> hmmm..... i can't think of anything to do other than sleep. it seems like everything costs money. and my friends all work during the day.
> oh glorious sleep! what would i do without you?


Well, IMO, that sounds like the core of your problem-excessive sleepiness and tiredness. I've been on meds that produce listlessness and I have the same problem-attempting to start several things (and there are several things because you are procrastinating), and not having the ENERGY to follow through.


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