Posted by Spoc on June 13, 2005, at 8:17:28
In reply to Re: Depression while getting on Strattera?, posted by Cairo on June 12, 2005, at 12:19:59
Thank you both, every little bit helps, and there are ideas in there I'd like to put on my discussion/possibilities list for when I talk to my pdoc. I just started with him, and he is young, fresh and trained with the best, so hopefully he's more open-minded and less fed up with patient input than some long-practicing docs become in time. If he doesn't come to such things on his own, I know I'll be compelled to start mentioning points made at places like crazymeds. In this case, about possible insufficient norepinephrine to reuptake, or problems with MAO. It's probably not just one or two med trials I'll need to get through. Strattera is likely only the first of several things he may have to have me try, since no one has ever had a very clear idea of what my problem is and what may help.
I have a call in to him to ask if we can at least (way!) lower the dose, but sure wouldn't mind if he said maybe we should just skip this one. Maybe it is time for me to stop protesting trying another SSRI, probably something like Luvox. At least this time I know I have a doc who will not balk at adding other things to offset the shortcomings and side effects I've had with them before.
Jazzed, I tried Wellbutrin twice for about four to six weeks each time. Can't recall which formulation it was, think I started at 150 mg. then went up to 300. Ritalin I tried at 5 mg. 2 or 3 times a day and couldn't even get on 10 mg. Adderall I also tried at a very very low dose and just couldn't take it. Strangely, for several weeks initially the Ritalin DID have a very calming (almost sedating) effect on me, and I could better prioritize and make all the little decisions in a day that for most are automatic and unconscious. Then it started doing nothing besides agitating me (while still at the initial dose, and raising it made it worse), all benefit disappeared. The Adderall was agitating right out of the gate. All made me depressed, but it was a different kind than now with the Strattera, it was a pacing, kind of hostile, "mobile" depression (rather than paralyzed, hopeless, stare-at-ceiling type).
Will update when applicable. Thanks again!
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