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Re: Suggestions? Anxiety, insomnia, depression -- stimulant?
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| Nom dePlume 2006-02-25, 6:57 pm |
| <dawn.copecetic@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> I'd like to hear more from Don, or anyone, about the down side(s) to
> stimulants too. About 4 years ago, I was taking a very low dose of
> Zoloft (25 mg). The dose was very low, but I had been taking it for
> about 2-3 years and it made an amazing difference.
>
> While having my daughter diagnosed with ADHD, well, eventually I was
> diagnosed too. I started taking dexedrine for my own ADHD symptoms.
> It has worked wonderfully for me and I haven't upped my Rx much over
> the years. Over time, I felt SO Wondeful, I eventually stopped
taking
> Zoloft. Okay, I didn't feel "Wonderful" I merely meant normal. But
> after decades of deep, undiagnosed depression, Normal = Wonderful.
>
> After a few life-changing events (job change, moving, death of
parents,
> grandparents, cat, etc) I'm deeply depressed again. I WISH I had
> restarted the Zoloft at the beginning of my troubles as a
prevention,
> but I didn't.
>
> Where I'm going with this is that now, I'm seeing a psychologist who
> recommends resuming Zoloft. But now, if I don't take
Dexedrine--just
> the regular old dose--I can hardly motivate myself to do ANYTHING.
I'm
> in nursing school and it's so much easier to sit and study or
> read...and hardly do anything else.
>
> Btw, I never get a buzz or any kind of high off of Dexedrine, or
Zoloft
> for that matter. I've been told that it's b/c my brain really needs
> the chemicals. <sigh> I'd really appreciate some input.
I don't understand what you are asking. It sounds like you've
concluded that you need to take Zoloft and Dexedrine, which makes
sense. Apparently your dose of Dexedrine wasn't causing you problems.
People who have problems with stimulants can have anything from
insomnia, to addiction and psychotic episodes, depending on how much
they take.
--
Nom dePlume, Ph.D.
Why, yes, in fact, I am a rocket scientist.
Guide to Medications for Mental Illness:
http://www.geocities.com/nomdeplume1000/
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