Posted by ChicagoKat on October 6, 2012, at 14:36:30
In reply to Re: Ritalin while on an maoi, posted by enndub on October 6, 2012, at 14:21:18
> > > could you take a low-dose amphetamine instead? Maybe a low dose Vyvanse or dexedrine? I'm just asking because ritalin is a triple reuptake inhibitor, and it seems to be (the completely untrained, amateur psychopharmacologist) that something that releases dopamine might be safer. Plus, I seem recall reading about amphetamines+MAOIs (not sure about the TCA in the mix, though) being done in the 60s. Actually, I seem to recall a more recent study on Parnate+dexedrine for treatment resistant depression.
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> > > Just a thought.
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> > And a good thought. I do have some adderall...what dose would you recommend?
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> I would recommend doing this under a doctors supervision only. I stupidly took some of my old Vyvanse about 10 times about a month in to 60 mg Nardil, and found the effects to be very erratic at the same dose. Sometimes I would hardly feel 50 mg at all (due to competitive reuptake with DA perhaps?) and other times the effects would be extraordinarily strong with a large spike in blood pressure, lots of shaking, sweating, and scattered thoughts. I'm 22 and can handle high blood pressures with pretty much no symptoms, but caution is definitely recommended. The worst part was wondering for weeks if I had screwed up the efficacy of my Nardil which still hadn't really kicked in at that point. Those kind of thoughts are really scary when you've tried pretty much everything but MAOIs already with no success.
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> What's the reason for taking a stimulant?
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> If you do go ahead with this, start low and keep an eye on your blood pressure. Good luck and please keep us posted, we all want to see you do well on your Nardil + nortryp.
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> NickThanks Nick, you are right, I should prob wait and talk to my pdoc first. But I am just feelin SOOOOOO low. Why do these kinds of things always happen on weekends? I was fine until today. Thanks for your kind words, and I'm glad, basically, that you survived 50mg of vyvanse + 60mg of Nardil. I was thinking more like 5mg of ritalin, to go with my 30mg of nardil, so that's like comparing a mack truck to a ford fiesta lol. Take care,
Kat
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