severe fatigue

sid3

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Would a low dose of adderall help with the debilitating fatigue from coming off of subs. Dr prescribed provigil but it didn't help. Is there a better medication for this issue. I've never been a big fan of uppers just finding the lack of energy is getting me way behind with my responsibilities. Trying the B12, L tyrosine but haven't felt much improvement. I have a labor intensive job and it's more daily excercise than the average person gets in week. I'm hoping to start LDN sometime in the future but until then I am hoping to find something to help. I've read that adderall has been used to treat depression, I only have situational deprssion thought it might help with that too.
 
Well due to your history, you have a low chance of getting any controlled substance.

Adderall is good for depression. IMHO, I self medicated on it while I had low days and was instantly pulled from the fog.
 
Yeah my history doesn't help. Then again I doubt most people would be unlikely to walk out with a stim. script. I'm still going to ask, as I know it's always the debilitating fatigue that leads back to using. Maybe I should give the provigil another try at a higher dose, it's pretty expensive though.
 
sublingual tabs. Probably not the highest quality brand. I was told there are two types of B-12. The L-tyrosine sems to help some.
 
id highly recommend AGAINST taking amphetamines when coming off of opiates..the lethargy you are experiencing i normal and it will get better slowly..i remember going thru it and it seemed to never end, and i still suffer from it here and there...taking adderall isnt a good idea..besides, the crash would make you feel even worse..
 
Thanks, I'm going to take your advice and try and find some natural supplements and a better diet. Your right, the crash would only make matters worse. I'm starting to think it's the ativan taper that's compounding the fatigue, maybe my Dr can help me find a temporary non stimulant solution if things don't improve. I
 
I never took adderall to help it, i would have in a second if i had any or was not in the middle of Eastern Europe at the time, but i have gone through the debilitating fatigue of suboxone withdrawal.

I know that it gets better. It seems to take forever, but it gets better. I remember feeling like it took everything i had to walk a couple of blocks. After a couple of weeks i would realize that walking wasn't so bad anymore. A couple weeks after that and i felt like i could do amazing things, relatively speaking. It really came slowly at the time but still quickly now looking back on it.

Also now I am several months quit and I am running for a couple of hours every day, which is more than even before I became an addict. So do what you can but even if you can't it will work itself out. And believe me, you really feel like a champ when you can do things again...
 
I took adderall (rx'ed off-label for treatment-resistant profound depressive breakthroughs, not abused) earlier today, 30mg to be precise. My fatigue and adhenoia along with, of course, the horrible depression I had implied earlier had only moderate improvements even on the peak. This was an unusual circumstance though as it usually kills my depression and amphetamines really can do a fantastic job (at least if you ignore potential side effects) for breakthrough depression. However, this is addiction central. I would be absolutely fucked if my mother did not keep this in a safe and restrict my use. Sometimes, there really isn't a full solution even PRN or, god forbid self-medicated, for even amongst the most powerful of psychoactive drugs to really do much, except make it tolerable enough to function at least, if it's severe enough (that level of severity would be beyond extreme though).

In your situation, especially without a doctor's discretion, as has been said before, this would just be a recipe for disaster. Don't do it, please, until you tell a professional (who, in all honesty, will reject your proposition). Lyrica helped me loads for some reason, just to throw out another option since it appears SS/NRIs, as a first-line treatment, apparently must not work for you. Correct me if I'm wrong. There are lots of drugs that can help that are much safer than amphetamines and can even be stronger antidepressants depending on body chemistry with the bonus of less side effects. Trial and error. Don't be afraid to ask your doctor for something as long as the scheduling isn't high (which should be last resort regardless).

This all solely relates to medicative reasons. Living a healthy lifestyle is important as well, of course, but sometimes it seems to just be impossible with depression and medication may be necessary to help facilitate a healthier lifestyle. Maybe even to the point where you would no longer even need them anymore.
 
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SSRIs haven't worked well for me, although I haven't tried them all, I think once I decide something isn't going to work, whether or not it will, I've already come to negative conclusion. I only take what my pdoc prescribes, no other sourcing going on, so at least I can keep myself out of trouble in that regard.
I will just tell the Dr what's going on and see what she suggests.
 
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