Posted by pedr on May 25, 2011, at 22:02:50
Hi babblers,
I'm on 90mg Nardil and it makes me very tired during the day. So much so that I fall asleep at my desk at work quite frequently. So I've been trying stimulating meds to combat this:- provigil : worked well at first, well-tolerated. Also helped my focus at work. Stopped working after a few weeks.
- ritalin : is fine as long as the blood levels are increasing - keeps me awake. But as soon as the levels start dropping, I get horrid anxiety and feel grim. I've tried taking multiple doses to combat the anxiety but it doesn't seem to help. Also seems to worsen my OCD.
- concerta : much the same as ritalin except 15 times as expensive...
- caffeine : I drink as much strong tea as humanly possible! doesn't help one iota
- adderall : nearly killed me it interacted so strongly with the Nardil, I had a massive BP spike from just 2.5mg!My PDoc thinks that Wellbutrin and Abilify are not suitable due to their activating properties. I've tried both but before I was on Nardil and indeed found them anxiety-provoking (my main Dx is OCD).
Does anyone know any other stimulants I can try? I'm kinda sick of feeling like a slow, sleepy tortoise all day (with OCD) :(
pedr
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Treatment Resistant depression, anxiety, OCD: 13 years
IBS-C & GERD: 8 years
Current meds: 90mg Nardil, 300mg Zantac, 20mg Prilosec
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