Psycho-Babble Medication Thread 14634

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Rebound 'depression' from Dexedrine?

Posted by Janice on November 5, 1999, at 16:31:29

I experienced an intense depression yesterday evening after forgetting to take my afternoon dosage of dexedrine. I've had the dexedrine rebound effects of my mind being out of control and fast, but last night felt like my brain caved in on itself.

Which brings me to something else. Last night I felt so bad, I was wishing I was dead. Are suicidal ideas something to be worried about? I have never 'felt' suicidal, and the closest I've come to this was a strong impulse to take a handful of pills; but then this was because I wanted to 'quickly change' the way I was feeling, not to kill myself.

It has always seemed so obvious and so logical to me that when you feel so bad, of course, you would rather be dead; that I've never bothered to mention it to anyone. Isn't this so? Janice. thanks in advance, again.

 

planning ahead

Posted by Bob on November 5, 1999, at 22:34:31

In reply to Rebound 'depression' from Dexedrine?, posted by Janice on November 5, 1999, at 16:31:29

> Are suicidal ideas something to be worried about?
> It has always seemed so obvious and so logical to me that when you feel so bad, of course, you would rather be dead; that I've never bothered to mention it to anyone. Isn't this so?

If that's how it seems to you, then yeah, I'd take those thoughts very seriously. When impulses from such reactions start to seem logical and rational, then what's to keep you from acting on them? I know that feeling right now, even tho I'm nowhere near depressed and destabilized enough to even give it a thought ... it's a siren call.

So, you've got to find some way to "stop your ears with wax." Make a plan for what you'll do if suicide seems like such a rational thing to do. Talk to your therapist about this ... see about making some sort of "contract" to contact your therapist before you do anything "logical". Personally, I know I could never count on turning to a friend or to family to stop me. My therapist is a different matter. Maybe its because there's nothing I can say that will make her go away, that would shame me, whatever ... I know that *she* is my last resort if I get that bad. It hasn't been two months since I last depended on talking with her to nip some nasty ideations in the bud.

So make sure you know what you're going to do when the irrational starts making sense.
Bob

 

Re: Rebound 'depression' from Dexedrine?

Posted by saint james on November 6, 1999, at 5:19:37

In reply to Rebound 'depression' from Dexedrine?, posted by Janice on November 5, 1999, at 16:31:29

> I experienced an intense depression yesterday evening after forgetting to take my afternoon dosage of dexedrine. I've had the dexedrine rebound effects of my mind being out of control and fast, but last night felt like my brain caved in on itself.
>

James here....

If I am depressed, taking Dex makes it worse. Maybe not worse, but when I am depressed I can always hold onto the relization that these thoughts are not realistic, but if I take Dex my mind starts really going with a whole new level of fears, what if, ect. Gets too much to overcome. Same thing happens if I take Dex and am already tired or stressed, makes for a bad day. If I am rested Dex does not rag me out but if i am not it makes me more ragged out.

As long as I am not depressed (like 360 days of the year, less the breakthru depressions every 5 yrs or so) Dex adds to my AD and I am a happy camper on it.

j

 

thanks Bob and St. James

Posted by janice on November 7, 1999, at 16:48:25

In reply to Re: Rebound 'depression' from Dexedrine?, posted by saint james on November 6, 1999, at 5:19:37

well my depression turned out to be the flu, and I am still not able to tell the difference between depression and the flu until I have a physical symptom like a sore throat, or not being able to keep down food.

this is part of my problem Bob, what should be obvious to me isn't; and I'm afraid to ask potentially 'dumb' questions.

St. James, I think you're right, Dexedrine does seem to exagerate the way I'm feeling. I'll continue to pay attention to see if I notice this as a consistent pattern in me. thanks for pointingit out, Janice.

 

Re: thanks Bob and St. James

Posted by Noa on November 7, 1999, at 19:41:10

In reply to thanks Bob and St. James, posted by janice on November 7, 1999, at 16:48:25

I also have difficulty telling the difference between depression and other illness, like the flu, or a bad cold. Or, to put it more acurately, I seem always to become depressed when sick. I guess I only have so much adaptive energy. What helps, tho, is if I can attribute the depression to the flu, it reframes it mentaly for me, so I don't have to go into a cycle of ruminating about my failures. I am better able at those times to forgive myself for feeling down.


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