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have you tried Dexedrine/Dextrostat=less anxiety

Posted by 3 Beer Effect on June 13, 2002, at 8:29:15

In reply to sertraline + methylphenidate (+clonazepam) » katekite, posted by psycho-explorer on June 10, 2002, at 0:27:43

If you are having agitation or anxiety with an SSRI + Ritalin combo you might want to switch over to Dexedrine/Dextrostat.

I took Ritalin for a long time & when I added Zoloft 100 mg to it, the Ritalin stopped working. In stead of making me focused, with Zoloft it made me numb, euphoric & dumb.

I think I read somewhere that Ritalin affects the blood levels of certain antidepressants such as Prozac or it might be the other way around.

I've also tried Adderall 10 & 20 mgs. I personally didn't like it because it takes too long to start working, seems to cause more anxiety than dexedrine/dextrostat, & seems to cause more distractibility than Ritalin or dexedrine/dextrostat.

I currently take Dextrostat (the only "name brand" Dexedrine available in 10 mg tablets, but is only a few cents more than the generic dextroamphetamine which is supposed to be worthless)- For ADD I take 20 mg 2 x per day. It works great, it is very nearly as good as Ritalin 20 mg 2x per day for 'focus' but has way less anxiety & seems to me to work great for social phobia (better disinhibitor than clonazepam/Klonopin, also increases confidence, talkitiveness). Lower doses such as 5-10 mg seem to help more with social phobia while higher doses 10-20 mg seem to help the most with ADD. But the Klonopin/Dextrostat combo is probably the best social phobia regimen out there especially if you combined/could tolerate it with Zoloft 100mg or perhaps 75 mgs. Klonopin seems to work best for daytime social phobia if you take it at breakfast & lunch (& late afternoon or 1 hr prior to bedtime if necessary) instead of all at once.

Also taking stimulants Monday-Friday (morning), & then take a break each weekend will pretty much prevent tolerance.

3 Beers..........


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