Posted by blueberry on January 17, 2006, at 5:08:47
In reply to Which ADs increase DOPAMINE the most?, posted by qbsbrown on January 16, 2006, at 22:47:22
Prozac, zoloft, cymbalta, wellbutrin, and effexor do increase dopamine levels. In my own personal trials, I felt the most dopamine effect from prozac. But with any of them, the effects on other neurotransmitters might over ride the effects on dopamine. And with any of them, increased anxiety is a common early side effect that may or may not go away.
Zyprexa increases dopamine. The effect is more pronounced when combined with prozac. This would be a popular common prescription for your symptom cluster.
Stimulants and deprenyl could work, but the issue of anxiety could be a problem.
Herbs would include St Johns Wort, Pycnogenol, or Rhodiola Rosea. Of them all, I liked SJW a lot. It did cause early restlessness similar to anxiety, which after a couple weeks turned into a nice warm comfortable yet motivating anti-anxiety effect.
In my own personal trials, trying to predict which med or herb would work based on its mechanism proved fruitless. The only real way to find out is to try and see. Of everything mentioned here, I personally would go for SJW first and give it 30 days. If improvement, stay with it. If no improvement, move on. On paper anyway, it has qualities to it that seem to fit all of your symptoms, and it's cheap with fewer side effects than the meds.
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