Posted by PsychoSage on February 13, 2004, at 16:14:58
In reply to Re: Wellbutrin Holiday suggestions » PsychoSage, posted by Chairman_MAO on February 13, 2004, at 7:19:36
> Dopaminergics: selegiline (5-15mg/day in divided doses) or a direct agonist (pramipexole, ropinirole, cabergoline, bromocriptine, pergolide)
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> This will potentiate the antidepressant effect of the Wellbutrin, which is already quite noradrenergic but only weakly dopaminergic. I'd be doing this along with the wellbutrin if my psychiatrist would let me.
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> Of course, the other option is dextroamphetamine/methamphetamine or methylphenidate, but the above drugs have fewer [adrenergic] side effects and are not controlled substances.
Thank you so much! i am not permitted to take amphetamines or methylphenidate.Today I am on my third day of Provigil 50mg.
What do you think of Aricept and anti parkinsonians?
I am really just learning about the intricacies of this psychiatric thing even though I have been on and off all classes of popular meds for 6 years.
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