Posted by azalea on September 28, 2008, at 17:36:54
In reply to Do SSRIs Trump Stimulants?, posted by qbsbrown on September 28, 2008, at 11:15:07
A common side effect of many SSRIs is sedation. It makes sense that a low dose of Dexedrine would counteract this sedation, but you would require a higher dose to produce a true stimulant effect. Ativan is also sedating and would likely counteract some of the alerting properties of Dexedrine.
Of the SSRIs, Effexor (venlafaxine) and Prozac (fluoxetine) are the least sedating/most activating for most people. High dose Zoloft (sertraline) can also be activating.
> I noticed when I added an ssri to dexedrine, that i would have to double the dose of dex to have the same effect. My doc said that Ativan was canceling the stimulant out as well.
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> Is this common. Which anti-depressants affect them the least? I've read about it possibly being Zoloft, because of it's affinity for dopamine.
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> I'd appreciate the advice.
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> Brian
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