Posted by bulldog2 on August 1, 2009, at 15:22:40
In reply to WHICH MEDS FOR AMBITION/ENERGY WITHOUT ANXIETY!??, posted by deprime82 on July 31, 2009, at 2:09:47
> hey!
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> i've a history of 6 years of (unipolar) depression and during this time I've already tried almost everything that is on the market (and also off-label).
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> I began with PAXIL and it really worked wonders for me and relieved all the anxiety and worries associated with depression. but after 1-2 years of taking PAXIL (with a break of a half year), the continuous weight gain and the damping of feelings (romantic feelings or being sensitive) began to annoy me, so I then tried PROZAC, which wasn't appropriate for depression in terms of anxiety, and then switched to LEXAPRO, which seemed to be the optimal compromise (anxiety relieving but leaving the feelings).
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> anyway, I continued taking 10mg LEX, but after some time had the impression that it wasn't optimal for motivation or ambition and that it leaves one a little bit flat.
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> from then one I've tried each single SSRI, almost each SNRI, Wellbutrin, many dopaminergic meds and also nootropics like hydergine or piracetam.
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> a few times I had nearly a breakthrough, but I never got to the point that being free of anxiety and nervousness met the benefits of having motivation, energy and ambition. most drugs that are stimulating or giving energy are on the other hand prone to exercerbate anxiety or giving nervousness.
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> I've wondered if anybody could give me some advice or suggestions who has experienced a similar situation and succeeded in unifying the mentioned opposites..
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> dep82
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>parnate or nardil + an appropriate tca
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