Hi everyone.

I am a 24 year-old male who has suffered from social anxiety and general anxiety for almost 10 years. In the past 5 years, I have also been suffering from depression.

I have tried a handful of medications including Paxil, Cymbalta, Welbutrin, and most currently Effexor. Of all of those, the Effexor has been the most effective in treating my anxiety and depression. The others worked somewhat, but less effectively and with side effects (sweating, tiredness, no libido, etc.) Effexor kills my libido, but it's something I thought I had to deal with in order to feel happy.

Though Effexor has helped a lot, I still go through each day with an underlying subtle anxiety, lack of motivation, and still get depressed badly when certain situations arise. I just feel unnatural. I feel sluggish, boring, unsatisfied with things, and panicky at times. I DO feel a lot better with Effexor than without it, but I still do not feel as good as I could.


So here's the reason for my posting....


My friend has suffered from Attention Defecit Disorder his entire life. He has been prescribed Dexedrine for years. When he is not on his medicine, he has a hard time focusing, cannot stay motivated for long at all, is hyper and can't remain still without talking or moving for long, etc. When he is taking his Dexedrine though, it is the TOTAL opposite. He is motivated, gets things accomplished, doesn't joke around all day, and can just relax.

So a few months ago after doing some research, I decided to try a dose of his medicine to see what kind of effect it would have on me. I have a very hard time keeping conversations, reading, watching movies...basically anything that involves lengthy focus. Don't get me wrong...I am not self-diagnosing myself with A.D.D. I do not think that I have it...I was just curious to see how the medicine would make me feel. Also at that time, I was VERY desperate from depression so I was willing to try anything.


May I say to you, that this was probably the best day I had in 10 years. I felt NORAML. Like a human. I had been missing out on so much. First off, all of my anxiety was gone. As well as my depression. I became highly motivated and wanted to get things accomplished, all without feeling drugged or like I was on speed. I felt NORMAL....at ease, relaxed (which is saying a LOT for me because I could never feel relaxed before), happy, energetic, more caring, and a much better conversationalist. Not to mention that the med lasted ALL day.

I took a dose of this medicine on 3 other occasions....2 of them were right around that time period and the third time is now. I can't put into words how wonderful it is to feel no anxiety, no depression, a sense of natural energy, happiness, confidence....basically all the things that antidepressants haven't been able to help me with 100%.


That said, I did some research and found out that ADD medications are, in fact used for last-resort depression patients, and a lot of people have had the same results as me.

I just wanted to offer some hope to those who have been jumping from anti-depressant to anti-depressant without being able to feel normal. If this is the case, please talk with your doctor/therapist and ask them if a medicine like this is in the question for you.


Does anyone know anything more about Dexedrine for anxiety/depression? All ideas, experiences, thoughts, facts, etc. would be GREATLY appreciated!


Thanks A Lot and Take Care!

-T

I took Dexedrine 15mgs x 3 a day and it was just sugar pills to me. Theres hope tho, I took Adderall XR 30 mgs and it breaks through even the deepest of depression. It makes me feel amazing and outgoing (which helps with the anxiety too). I dont think there is a better medication out there than Adderall XR and I've tried over 40 different prescription meds!

Hi there..I'm new here and I can't figure out where to type my reply.. I don't see a box to type in...I'll see if this works first! I apologize for my clumsiness

[quote name='mranonymous' date='May 20 2008, 11:18 AM' post='416728']
Hi everyone.

I am a 24 year-old male who has suffered from social anxiety and general anxiety for almost 10 years. In the past 5 years, I have also been suffering from depression.

I have tried a handful of medications including Paxil, Cymbalta, Welbutrin, and most currently Effexor. Of all of those, the Effexor has been the most effective in treating my anxiety and depression. The others worked somewhat, but less effectively and with side effects (sweating, tiredness, no libido, etc.) Effexor kills my libido, but it's something I thought I had to deal with in order to feel happy.

Though Effexor has helped a lot, I still go through each day with an underlying subtle anxiety, lack of motivation, and still get depressed badly when certain situations arise. I just feel unnatural. I feel sluggish, boring, unsatisfied with things, and panicky at times. I DO feel a lot better with Effexor than without it, but I still do not feel as good as I could.


So here's the reason for my posting....


My friend has suffered from Attention Defecit Disorder his entire life. He has been prescribed Dexedrine for years. When he is not on his medicine, he has a hard time focusing, cannot stay motivated for long at all, is hyper and can't remain still without talking or moving for long, etc. When he is taking his Dexedrine though, it is the TOTAL opposite. He is motivated, gets things accomplished, doesn't joke around all day, and can just relax.

So a few months ago after doing some research, I decided to try a dose of his medicine to see what kind of effect it would have on me. I have a very hard time keeping conversations, reading, watching movies...basically anything that involves lengthy focus. Don't get me wrong...I am not self-diagnosing myself with A.D.D. I do not think that I have it...I was just curious to see how the medicine would make me feel. Also at that time, I was VERY desperate from depression so I was willing to try anything.


May I say to you, that this was probably the best day I had in 10 years. I felt NORAML. Like a human. I had been missing out on so much. First off, all of my anxiety was gone. As well as my depression. I became highly motivated and wanted to get things accomplished, all without feeling drugged or like I was on speed. I felt NORMAL....at ease, relaxed (which is saying a LOT for me because I could never feel relaxed before), happy, energetic, more caring, and a much better conversationalist. Not to mention that the med lasted ALL day.

I took a dose of this medicine on 3 other occasions....2 of them were right around that time period and the third time is now. I can't put into words how wonderful it is to feel no anxiety, no depression, a sense of natural energy, happiness, confidence....basically all the things that antidepressants haven't been able to help me with 100%.


That said, I did some research and found out that ADD medications are, in fact used for last-resort depression patients, and a lot of people have had the same results as me.

I just wanted to offer some hope to those who have been jumping from anti-depressant to anti-depressant without being able to feel normal. If this is the case, please talk with your doctor/therapist and ask them if a medicine like this is in the question for you.


Does anyone know anything more about Dexedrine for anxiety/depression? All ideas, experiences, thoughts, facts, etc. would be GREATLY appreciated!


Thanks A Lot and Take Care!

-T
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Hi again, I just wanted to say hello since I am new, and thought it so ironinc that I should come across this post about dexedrine today. I took it today for the first time for depression/lethargy. I'm already on Zoloft, but didn't want to increase the dose (I'm only on 100mg) because of the sexual side effects, so I asked my doctor for dexedrine to try. I read that the brand is not as harsh as the generic, so it was special ordered. Thank God for insurance..I only had to pay $25 for a $257.00 med! (5mg CR). I took one. Nothing. Took another, then took a nap. It doesn't give me the motivation that adderal did. I was scrubbing grout quite a bit when I was on that. I always end up going off of stuff, because I don't want to be on so much medication. I don't like me at all witout drugs, so I keep wanting to try new things to feel better. I am also on opiates, prescribed off label, and this seems to prove that my brain chemistry isn't right. The dexedrine did't give me the motivation that the opiates do, but I have to take more and more or else I just get tired. If I take enough, I get motivated, focused, and more social. I'll try the dexedrine again tomorrow to see what happens, because I never want to do anything, and I'm sick of it. I could take more opiates, but I worry about that. Then you have to wonder if you can't get by without Zoloft, why is needing that not as socially unacceptable as needing opiates. We certainly do live in an opiophobic society, but I guess that's a topic for another thread! I would need a tutor to attempt that!! Again, I'm sorry for messing up your post and copying it so many times.

Interesting! After reading through some threads, it seems that Adderall is a very popular choice as far as the CNS drugs go. It definitely seems much more common too...it's hard to find people who take Dexedrine these days....seems like most are on Adderall or Ritalin.

Good to hear that it helps you! That's the same thing that the Dexedrine does for me...outgoing + no anxiety! Actually I did have a small bit of anxiety but that was only because I was worried about the drug having a negative effect on my health. But once I got over that I felt amazing.

Hi, does someone come from the UK and has Dexedrine?