Posted by laima on February 25, 2007, at 20:40:25
In reply to Re: Stimulants for depression » laima, posted by Quintal on February 25, 2007, at 14:43:59
Oh- yes, I know stims are quite controversial and could easily tip into being harmful instead of helpful- as you say, like benzos or opiates. I was pretty tired, insomniac last night- I might not have comprehended your context here accurately for that reason. (No more 8pm cups of coffee...) Plus I have a one-track-mind at the moment over this Barr-Adderall acquisition, which to me feels like an alarming potential crisis, as I did so poorly on Barr's generic and so well on Shire's brand version. In any case, rest assured I am using only a very low dose, and am being closely watched. Should be alright- I don't even feel like I'm "on" anything. Sorry for confusion. I'm also very sorry to hear of what happened to your friend.
> Hi Laima, Adderall is the only med I mentioned there that I haven't taken - it isn't available here. I was using it as a hypothetical argument to show the same could be said of stims as of opiates and benzos. I have a friend that used amphetamines to boost her confidence and self-esteem and treat her depression though, and her story runs like that, worse actually - she ended up having a psychotic episode and spent a few months in the psychiatric hospital until she was stabilized.
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