Posted by florence on June 2, 2004, at 13:47:02
In reply to Stimulant/Benzo combo - Chemist or anyone?, posted by psychosage on June 1, 2004, at 0:55:14
> I am wondering what is the rationale for a stim/benzo combo like Dexedrine/Klonopin or whatever have you.
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> I am BP with depression/some anxiety.
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> Do non ADHD people take this?
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> If yes, do any of you take a mood stabilizer and/or antidepressant too?
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> I am more curious about Klonopin than the stim part because of past history I should stay away from amphetamines/ritalin. I do take provigil though.
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> I have depression and chronic fatigue. I have taken provigil for about 2 years. I recently quit remeron (it sure helped my insomnia but not my mood really) I noticed a decline in my mood (crying, depressed, irritable) about 5 hours after taking provigil. So my pdoc gave me Xanax to help with this. Provigil didn't seem to be working lately, I am in bed with relentless fatigue so she let me try Ritalin and then Adderall XR. The drop in mood happened again-just like with provigil; possibly worse! I asked for Klonopin but it isn't helping very much so I have gone back to Xanax. My understanding is that Xanax is shorter acting; Klonopin is longer acting. BUT in my case, the klonopin took alot longer to take effect than the Xanax. I do not have ADHD but the combo of Adderall and Klonopin is given all the time. I feel absolutely NO mood lifting effects of Provigil, Adderall XR, or Ritalin so I am still searching for another antidepressant. I hope others can help you better than me. It is HARD to find people without ADHD that take Adderall and Klonopin..I do not have any anxiety. But my fatigue is so bad that I was willing to try stimulants. But I ALWAYS need to take Xanax along with them.
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