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Re: What can I add to Cymbalta and Provigil? » rosa63

Posted by Lindenblüte on November 18, 2006, at 16:26:18

In reply to What can I add to Cymbalta and Provigil?, posted by rosa63 on November 18, 2006, at 9:24:36

> I had been taking Cymbalta (60mg) Adderall (10 mg tid). A month ago my pdoc stopped the Adderall and added Provigil (200mg) to the Cymbalta to help increase my energy and to reduce flatness, social withdrawl/isolation, and ADD symptoms.
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> Provigil has been wonderful for increasing my energy and mental alertness; however, I now have moodswings, agitation, and problems sleeping. It has not helped me with the flatness or social withdrawal issues.

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> I don't want to give up on Provigil because it gives me so much energy and focus (whereas, before I was letharic all day long). AND, I cannot tolerate any of the amphetamine meds.
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> What are some ideas or recommendations of some meds I can add to my cocktail to increase my mood, help with sleep, social withdrawal, and flatness?
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> TIA for any ideas, comments, or suggestions.

I take cymbalta 120 mg and provigil 200mg and also seroquel 300mg for depression and dare I say depersonalization?

Moodswings are much less too. The seroquel was incredibly sedating for about 2 weeks, but then I got used to it, and now I can actually wake up on my own, pop my provigil and the day begins (more or less). When I was only taking 25 mg seroquel to help me sleep, I did not notice any benefit to my mood swings.

The reason why we increased my seroquel is because I had a lot of intrusive thoughts of bad things (memories, or foreshadowing). I am not sure what the effects would be on flatness or social withdrawal.

I find it interesting that you have moodswings, agitation, and flatness. Are there circadian patterns? precursors to a change of mood in terms of your envirnoment or nutrition?

best of luck to you,
stable, happyish,
-Li


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