Posted by iforgotmypassword on April 27, 2006, at 17:56:54
I was wondering when you took galantamine, how long did it take to help, and what doses (is brand important?), and could it have been other drugs you were taking that were helping it work?
I read about your experience with galantamine, and am now very curious to try the med myself. I have extreme cognitive block and initiating and processing through tasks, and this effects my ability to express hugely (even now, it's why i hardly ever post). It is also an energy thing, as i get very abruptly exhausted and am overwhelmed and need to rest just from simple mental tasks; but paradoxically i also have extreme episodes of anxiety and rage that i want to curb and not in any way aggrevate at further. I get to the point where i cannot stop pacing non-stop, and cannot stop gnashing my teeth (this is a daily thing). It's like I go from having no energy at all, to having unusuable violent, incoherent energy that i cannot stop. This may be Lyme though. But there does seem to be some ideas that lyme causes its neuro problems by draining ACh or something like that. ( http://www.townsendletter.com/FebMar2006/lyme0206.htm ) and UCLA is doing a study on galantamine for hoarding ( a coincidentally HUGE problem i have)...
So this is pointing to that maybe something that helps the cholinergic system may be of great help... Sorry this is long and poorly typed, but I am having a lot of trouble in that category right now, and have to submit things as is or i give up... any advice would be wonderful! thanx! :)
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