Posted by loolot on October 9, 2003, at 20:15:26
In reply to Re: first day of ritalin-constantly coming down, posted by Searchlight on October 9, 2003, at 18:52:42
> Hi Loolot
> I am sorry you are feeling so badly. I too am trying to get my pdoc to give me Parnate after years on many tricyclics and the SSRIs, including Celexa which is what I am on now. I have tried Provigil because I have zero energy with my depression, but I was on Prozac at the time and after 10 years (which is the only SSRI that I really responded reasonably to)>>Hi Searchlight. Thanks for the kind words.
I took provigil too, it worked great the first day or so but I had a lot of nausea with it. However I like to keep it around in case I work all night and have to be up early! Strange drug.Why do you want to switch from the celexa? No good?
Sounds like we have similar depression situations-are you an atypical? Sleeping and eating a lot when depressed? I am . It stinks.
Ritalin would def. help you not eat, but thats about it, at least for me. It just feels like a "dirty" drug to me.
Have you ever tried Wellbutrin? That is the only AD I have liked. It really worked so well for me. You should give it a try and enjoy some years of happiness before it poops out!!! You have probably tried it already.
I am interested in Parnate and also Deprenyl, and at this point I am just going to order the darn deprenyl and try some low (non dangerous) doses to get a feel for it. If you really felt hopeless you could order an MAOI on the internet but you would have to get the blood tests and watch the diet pretty carefully.
I am surprised that a doc wont give you an MAOI when your mom did so well on one. Did you tell your doc that? They pay attention to that stuff.
Why does your doc think MAOIs are dangerous?
One thing about ritalin, it pretty much works right away so you could try it and you would know after a day or two if it had any potential for you. It might be worth a try.
Sorry this is so long.
I will definitely keep in touch about all of this.
Good luck! Hope we both find something to help!
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