I have an appointment with a psychiatrist that is probably going to suggest me to try a SRRI meds for seasonal depression and I’m a bit apprehensive to try it because I’m already on adderall for adhd. Does anyone have experience with this combination? I’ve read so far that it’s possible but that the breakdown rate is lower so I’d need to be on smaller dosage.

I will obviously talk with my psychiatrist about my worries but I’d just like to be prepared a bit because my experience with psychiatrists is that they’re really eager to get you on meds but don’t really give a lot of info on them.

I am open to try it because my seasonal depression is debilitating and I feel like I’ve exhausted all other options in trying to ease it without satisfying results (except moving but that’s not possible currently)

I’ve thought about the possibility of just not using the adderall in the winter while I take the ssri because maybe the ssri would alleviate some of the adhd symptoms.

Any insights would be greatly appreciated.

  • Lenins_Cat_Reincarnated [he/him]
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    3 days ago

    This is super informative, thanks! I hadn’t heard about dialect behavioural therapy but it’s a nice rabbit hole that I will dive into and maybe mention to my therapist. Reading about it, it honestly sounds like how my most of my therapists have approached CBT for me, as they have always focused on acceptance and mindfulness before seeing if there were any harmful habits that I could work on to change. These methods have been successful for me as I’ve gained a lot more control over my emotions.

    I have some generational medical trauma which gives me some anxiety when about taking medications but it really helps to be able to read a little about it before and to hear about positive experiences. Hopefully I’ll find something that helps but you’re probably right in that my expectations shouldn’t be too high. Aderall changed my life immediately which was awesome but antidepressants seem a bit more complicated.