Posted by med_empowered on February 4, 2005, at 1:30:34
In reply to Re: Benzos with amphetamines, posted by SadDoggie on February 4, 2005, at 1:24:28
hey! I take BuSpar now for anxiety, and while it doesn't kill off panic attacks like Klonopin did, I feel much more alert. Its a tradeoff, I suppose. At any rate, the adderall I does help elevate my mood SOME, but alone it isn't what I'd consider a terribly effective anti-depressant; basically, it improves the cognitive problems I get when depressed (lack of focus, lack of initiative, etc.) that tend to overlap with and worsen my pre-existing ADD/ADHD symptoms. The adderall also kind of evens out my mood, so when depressed I don't have those horrible highs and lows as the day progresses that I used too. My adderall was RX'd for ADHD and then increased when I became deeply depressed; my doctor added two antidepressants designed to work both with each other and with the adderall, for maximum benefit. I'm pretty much un-depressed now, and my anxiety is OK (BuSpar really does help, but I think just having less anxiety for so long with the Klonopin helped me readjust my behaviors and thinking somehow) and my depression is lifted in part by adderall and in part by antidepressants, and there does seem to be a good synergy with all my meds. Good luck!
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