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Posted by Mrsmith on April 16, 2007, at 12:58:15
Any one have experience or have thoughts about this combo? Trying to overcome depression and lability associated with Dexedrine use. A/D's don't work.
Posted by kelv on April 16, 2007, at 13:17:24
In reply to Abilify + Dexedrine, posted by Mrsmith on April 16, 2007, at 12:58:15
> Any one have experience or have thoughts about this combo? Trying to overcome depression and lability associated with Dexedrine use. A/D's don't work.
This seems a bit stupid. Why not just quit Dex?
Posted by football on April 16, 2007, at 16:54:06
In reply to Re: Abilify + Dexedrine » Mrsmith, posted by kelv on April 16, 2007, at 13:17:24
> > Any one have experience or have thoughts about this combo? Trying to overcome depression and lability associated with Dexedrine use. A/D's don't work.
Only thing I can say, is PLEASE don't take more then 10 MG of Abilify daily as it often results in akathisia. And akathisia sucks. A lot.
Posted by englishman006! on April 16, 2007, at 23:11:59
In reply to Re: Abilify + Dexedrine, posted by football on April 16, 2007, at 16:54:06
How long have you been taking Dex?
How long have you been suffering depression + lability?
Posted by med_empowered on April 17, 2007, at 3:44:24
In reply to Re: Abilify + Dexedrine, posted by englishman006! on April 16, 2007, at 23:11:59
I took abilify with adderall for a while. Not a good combo. Its hard to describe--when I came off of those meds, my brain cleared (after a while) and I saw how the combo gave me the worst of both meds: artificially inflated (but labile) mood (amphetamines) and cognitive dulling, laziness (abilify). Combined, the duo really didn't help me out much. At all.
Have you tried BuSpar? Or...an anticonvulsant? Or..a BZD? AP+Amphetamine combos can help some people--they used to be popular, like the old Eskatrol pills for moody dieters--but the side effects can suck, and its a kind of mind-numbing combination (in my experience).
Posted by Mrsmith on April 17, 2007, at 12:03:13
In reply to Re: Abilify + Dexedrine » Mrsmith, posted by kelv on April 16, 2007, at 13:17:24
Thanks for responding. I think this is the latest in a "kitchen sink" psychopharm strategy - I think I'm going to go back 15 ydears to a strategy that actually worked - imipramine + lthium. Thanks for jogging my memory
Posted by Mrsmith on April 17, 2007, at 12:06:12
In reply to Re: Abilify + Dexedrine, posted by englishman006! on April 16, 2007, at 23:11:59
taking dex about 10 years. The thrill is long gone - I'm a "dead man walking" - alert but anhedonic. Not eager tpo go through Dex withdrawal but I think it's high time (no pun) - imipramine + lithium worked years ago before dex - maybe time to revisit this
Posted by crenshaw387 on April 21, 2007, at 2:57:41
In reply to Abilify + Dexedrine, posted by Mrsmith on April 16, 2007, at 12:58:15
i took abilify a long time ago and i dont like it at all. dexedrine however is like a miracle drug for me though...
-wellbutrin
-dexedrine
Posted by Mrsmith on April 24, 2007, at 13:16:12
In reply to Re: Abilify + Dexedrine, posted by crenshaw387 on April 21, 2007, at 2:57:41
Thanks for replying. My experience with Dex ia up and down - sometimes wonderful, sometimes pretty awful (lability, depression). Do you take Wellburtin as well as Dex? Does this help?
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Posted by crenshaw387 on April 27, 2007, at 22:44:57
In reply to Re: Abilify + Dexedrine, posted by Mrsmith on April 24, 2007, at 13:16:12
yes i take wellbutrin and dexedrine together... what are you taking the dexedrine for if u dont mind my asking...
lithium turned me into a zombie
abilify numbed my mood and emotions> Thanks for replying. My experience with Dex ia up and down - sometimes wonderful, sometimes pretty awful (lability, depression). Do you take Wellburtin as well as Dex? Does this help?
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Posted by Mrsmith on April 29, 2007, at 14:50:24
In reply to Re: Abilify + Dexedrine, posted by crenshaw387 on April 27, 2007, at 22:44:57
taking dex for ADD. Sometimes helps; sometimes actually makes it worse!
Posted by englishman006! on May 1, 2007, at 9:59:55
In reply to Re: Abilify + Dexedrine, posted by Mrsmith on April 29, 2007, at 14:50:24
Have you considered using memantine to augment the dex? If it works, and i don't see why it shouldn't, it will reverse the existing tolerance you have developed to dex and may also allow a dose reduction!
Posted by Mrsmith on May 5, 2007, at 19:21:45
In reply to Re: Abilify + Dexedrine » Mrsmith, posted by englishman006! on May 1, 2007, at 9:59:55
thanks for responding. never heard of the stuff - can you elaborate?
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