Posted by Dopamine123 on February 21, 2008, at 15:11:30
In reply to I agree with GG on this, and..., posted by Racer on February 21, 2008, at 14:12:54
I have ADD problems and I tried ritalin/concerta to start out with. I really didn't like it at all. It made me feel really weird and out of it, even though my concentration was improved. It didn't help my mood at all. So now I take adderall, which for me is a much better drug. I don't feel as weird on it as I did on ritalin and the adderall has much more of an antidepressant effect for me. I think its best to take the adderall in combination with an antidepressant, otherwise the withdrawal is much harder.
If you don't want to go into withdrawal, you could try the antidepressant Wellbutrin. It is similar in effect to ritalin but has a much longer half-life. It increases dopamine/norepinephrine, though to a lesser extent than ritalin.
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