| I was suggesting to try stimulants, because some people have an underlying ADHD that's causing depression or anxiety etc as a comorbidity. And for those people the standard stimulants used to treat ADHD also help with their other symptoms. I have ADHD, but never any depression. (But I have friends with those combinations.) Your reaction to Ritalin matches mine to caffeine or dexamphetamine: the dose I get jittery at is lower than the dose were I see positive effects. Luckily, Ritalin/methylphenidate works fairly well for me with rather manageable side-effects. By the way, I bet you have other options!: Caffeine is universally available. But has a bad side effect profile. You can get adrafinil over-the-counter, which is a chemical precursor to modafinil. See eg https://www.gwern.net/Modafinil Nicotine is a wonder drug, too. Nicotine patches are available over-the-counter. See https://www.gwern.net/Nicotine (Please don't confuse nicotine with smoking. Smoking is still bad for you.) I am taking methylphenidate, but for long term effects, I am actually seriously considering switching to nicotine patches: Nicotine protects your brain against parkinson's, which runs in my family. But in any case, from what you describe, it doesn't necessarily sound like your depression is linked to something that stimulants can help with in the first place? |