Posted by paulbwell on January 24, 2010, at 21:01:52
In reply to Re: SSRI+Stimulant-anyone?, posted by MoonageDaydream on January 22, 2010, at 16:26:22
> RJ- I definitely agree with Prozac being better at lower doses, at least for me. I found 10 mg was the optimal dose for me. At 20 mg it made me really unmotivated and emotionally numb, along with other side effects. And even at 10 mg it had a very noticeable antidepressant effect with much less side effects. I also took Celexa in the past at a low dose and didn't notice any additional benefit from higher doses. Sometimes less is more.
Some folks need only 5mg Prozac for good AD effect. Had been taking 40-60 for the past year, and to be honest it really seems more like a mood stabiliser, like a low level mood equaliser than a true AD BUT then Ritalin came back.
I took a year and a half off as i was experiencing diminishing returns, that was with generic 10mgIR tabs which lasted like~1 hour sometimes. But recently being scripted, Name brand Novartis Ritalin SR20s, which last a smooth 8 hours and are far superior to the generic IR tabs, i'd have to rate my mood as being a consistant 70-80 out of 100 now. I guess i had Dopamine supression from the Zac.
I'v tried 7 ADs
-Prozac
-Citalopram (3 trials!!)
-Paxil (3 trials!!)
-Serzone
-Effexor
-Imipramine
-St Johns Wort
and Ritalin beats them all for me, even over Dextroamp, combined with the balancing of Prozac, it feels like i no longer have a need for a Doctor (cept for meds course) and it's a wonder full freeing feeling.Good luck all.
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