methylphenidates/stimulants in geriatric depression, as an adjunct medication

Any general thoughts on this? I treat a large pool of geri patients, id say >50% are geri or close to it. A lot of men tend to not do so well with age, become severely depressed, lay in bed all day and have zero motivation. Had one guy in his late 60s who had been on adderall 40 xr BID (no misuse on his part, just an idiot prescriber) and he did not do well when he went off. Eventually we decided on a low dose of vyvanse and hes the best hes ever been. Im noticing males tend to do worse... Read more
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