Posted by owensmar on August 26, 2004, at 0:22:54
In reply to Re: Please read: could I have drained all dopamine, posted by jeopardy on August 25, 2004, at 12:28:41
> Your adrenals sound like they’re shot. Go have them tested. I'll bet that's the case. Good luck…
What is the test to find out if your adrenals are shot?
I abused phentermine (Ionamin - diet pills) for about three years back in the 70's. It seems to me that's when my depression problems started (or possibly that's why I needed to abuse stimulants in the first place).
Anyway, even after all these years, anytime now I take a stimulant (ritalin, provigil, even the ephedrine, psuedo-ephedrine type drugs) I get the wired effect but not the happy, motivated feeling that used to come with it.
Is it possible I permanently destroyed my ability ever to experience enthusiasm again? Did I burn something out that can't recover? Does anyone else have similar experience? Can someone please explain or just comment? Please? I've wondered about this for years.
Marsha
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