Posted by bulldog2 on November 14, 2009, at 10:48:37
In reply to Re: Stimulants for TRD, posted by linkadge on November 14, 2009, at 9:19:43
> I have been using methylphenidate in combination with amitriptyline.
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> What I notice is that it does produce very fast and a very complete feeling of remission. I have been crashing though. Perhaps an evening dose would help that.
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> I don't feel so much euphoria as I do the drug moving me from internal to external. When I am depressed, all I feel is internal and nothing external means anything. The stim helps shift that ballance - at least temporarily.
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>There are longer timed formulations for ritalin and that includes a patch which can be removed when you wish to sleep.
Interesting your comment on moving the internal to external. When depressed I keep processing all my thoughts. Where in meditation you let them flow by in depression you latch onto them and experience emotions.I know I am coming out of depression when I become interested in external stimuli which includes becoming more sociable.
I am experimenting with 10 mg of amitriptyline with my vyvanse (50 mg). Seems to take the raw edges off. I want to see if it prolongs the vyvanse action and slows tolerance.
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