Posted by HenryO on July 28, 2003, at 4:02:46
In reply to Re: Ritalin question???, posted by john Henry on July 27, 2003, at 5:13:06
You sound a lot like me. I got concerned once they suggested adding a fifth drug to my cocktail. You start to take meds to counter the effects of another. It gets a bit crazy. I've come to belive SSRI's long term hold you down. I see them like a life preserver, they do a great job keeping you from drowning but for year around wear they limit your movement. You haven't had any sexual side effects with your cocktail?
Ritalin works great for me for a few months but starts to become less and less effective over the months. I have to lay off it for a few months and then go back on. But when it does work it really works.
I got off my cocktail and now just take Lamictal, 200mg. I take the occasional Ritalin. I went through a period of hell after I stopped taking Prozac, Resperdal, Ritalin and the third med I was always changing to attempt to find the elusive cherry on top. Ambien is the only med you take that I haven't tried.
Since the Lamictal started working, it is the best AD I've ever been on. I can definately recomend it for treatment resistent depression. Your results may be different of course. I just feel so much more comfortable not messing with a cocktail. All those interactions just can't be accurately charted or understood. I was constantly adjusting this and that based on hunches. The whole thing didn't even work that well either.
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