sflaboy25

it has been used...but very limited!!! actually i read somewhere that prozac is often used a lot more than effexor at helping with inattentive add. there is no scientific proof that effexor works even though there are studies being conducted now about this subject.
i was on 450mg. effexor for 6 months and didn't help my add at all!!! didn't do a thing for my depression either. i believe this is because my main problem was add that went untreated when i was a child..i then developed severe depression as a teenager. once i started taking dexedrine, both symptoms of my add and depression were significantly reduced within weeks. even though effexor is marketed as an snri, and says it is a potent reuptake inhibitor of both serotonin and norepinephrine, it mostly blocks serotonin. studies done showed that for every 4 parts of serotonin reuptake blocked, only 1 part of norepinephrine is blocked...and the dysfunction of dopamine and norepinephrine is believed to cause the symptoms of add.
if he is reluctant to prescribe you a stimulant, which i think is just plain stupid and unprofessional, have you tried wellbutrin? that seems to work for some.
my doc also would not prescribe me a stimulant even though i have been on at least 7 antidepressants..so i just left him and went to someone who was willing to work with me. gotta do what u gotta do!