Posted by Viridis on November 1, 2003, at 22:35:58
In reply to Re: Lexapro and Klonopin better than Zoloft and Xa, posted by venus mcmars on November 1, 2003, at 17:47:27
Well, yes, I'm doing fairly well. I couldn't tolerate SSRIs, and Wellbutrin was a disaster. However, once I started on Klonopin (plus Xanax, occasionally) my anxiety levels went way down, and I had much less trouble with depression, insomnia etc. A large component of my depression seems to be anxiety-induced.
I still had some problems with depression, but with things much calmer, my pdoc suggested that I might also have ADD. I'd already been tentatively diagnosed with ADD several times (and had initially dismissed it as an overhyped condition), but finally realized that there might be something to it. Anyway, the short story is that I now take Adderall and Strattera along with Klonopin, and (in addition to concentration) they really seem to help with the remaining depression. Things aren't perfect, but they're much better.
The problem is that without an ADD diagnosis, it's unlikely that most people could get a prescription for Adderall or other amphetamines. Strattera should be pretty easy to get and does have antidepressant properties for some people (for me, it's not as good as Adderall, but seems to augment it well).
I should add that I tried Provigil (prior to Adderall and Strattera) as an ADD med, and it was good for energy and motivation without causing anxiety. It just didn't address the concentration issues well enough. But for someone with anxiety/depression in the absence of ADD, I could see Klonopin + Provigil working well, and some people here seem to benefit from this combination.
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