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Posted by Roxx on May 29, 2001, at 13:09:54
I'm on Effexor for depression. It helps some with the depression but not as much as I had hoped. With my ADHD, it's at least as bad on the Effexor as off. I'm not as physically hyper, because I have no energy and am sleepy, but my mind still functions at it's worst ADHD level. Wellbutrin felt like it was working but it gave me severe headaches, Prozac worked a little for a little while, Celexa and Serzone didn't work at all. Effexor is the closest I've come to getting help. I am not functioning very well at all, keep loosing jobs from crying and falling apart in front of everybody on some days, on others, it's overwhelming and I just leave. I'm on the verge of being homeless. I've no insurance, the clinic that gives me AD's will not give Ritalin, I had hoped that might be of help for me. Any advice? Thank you, Roxx
Posted by SalArmy4me on May 30, 2001, at 1:00:00
In reply to Depression and ADHD Meds, posted by Roxx on May 29, 2001, at 13:09:54
Look into Desipramine.
Wilens, Timothy E. MD et al. Six-Week, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study of Desipramine for Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. American Journal of Psychiatry. 153(9):1147-1153, September 1996:
"In this double-blind, 6-week, placebo-controlled trial of desipramine in adults with ADHD, treatment with desipramine at daily doses of up to 200 mg was significantly more effective than a placebo. Sixty-eight percent of desipramine-treated adults with ADHD were considered much to very much improved; none in the placebo group were so classified (p< 0.0001). Therapeutic response was noted by the second week of treatment and was sustained through the 6-week study period."
Posted by Mitch on May 30, 2001, at 2:03:25
In reply to Re: Depression and ADHD Meds » Roxx, posted by SalArmy4me on May 30, 2001, at 1:00:00
> Look into Desipramine.
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> Wilens, Timothy E. MD et al. Six-Week, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study of Desipramine for Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. American Journal of Psychiatry. 153(9):1147-1153, September 1996:
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> "In this double-blind, 6-week, placebo-controlled trial of desipramine in adults with ADHD, treatment with desipramine at daily doses of up to 200 mg was significantly more effective than a placebo. Sixty-eight percent of desipramine-treated adults with ADHD were considered much to very much improved; none in the placebo group were so classified (p< 0.0001). Therapeutic response was noted by the second week of treatment and was sustained through the 6-week study period."Big Ditto!, The only antidepressant that *really* helped my ADHD was desipramine and Wellbutrin-and the desipramine is very very cheap.
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