Posted by novelagent on June 15, 2012, at 16:42:09
In reply to Re: Boring reality...no dopamine release, posted by rjlockhart04-08 on June 15, 2012, at 0:59:40
Maybe I was overly judgmental, and if I was, I apologize.
But I noticed you weren't ending your concerns by asking, "so what's a good drug for anhedonia?" And in one post, you were asking for "medicinal use" of methamphetamine.
Well, if you must know, there is some debate going on, and many studies, of "replacement" or "substiution" therapy for methamphetamine and cocaine addicts. it involves offering methamphetamine or d-amphetamine to meth addicts, and cocaine to cocaine addicts, as these are both schedule class II substances that one can prescribe.
Unfortunately, doctors are expected to "prescribe in accordance with their peers," and while their peers are offering these studies, it's hardly a consensus, and it's easy to see how a DEA agent without a medical degree will be quick to testify in court this is an abberation from their peers. So doctors are unlikely to prescribe amphetamine for you, but I have yet to be convinced you would only take it as prescribed even if such a God send were offered.
All I know about you, and I don't know enough to pass judgment, I will admit, is that I mentioned aricept has been shown to help with anhedonia and cognitive impairment of patients with stimulant abuse-- and instead of being like, "so, how did you feel on the aricept? Were the side effects bad?" You basically lamented of your anhedonia without requesting how you might find relief from it. In an earlier post, it almost sound like you wanted to get talked out of taking meth. Maybe that was a misread.
Look, we all want you to feel better, but you have to understand, we're not here because our life is super awesome. All of our lives sucks, or we wouldn't be here. So we're here to ask for help with specific solutions, not to complain about how sucky life is for us. i have anhedonia when I'm off a stimulant, so we have a lot in common. That's why it's so disappointing when I revealed to you my personal experience with Aricept helping so much with that, and making my days so much brighter when I was on it.
Anyhow, most people who ask for advice don't genuinely want it. That's why it's so frustrating to give it and clearly see it's not being taken. You have to understand that that's frustrating, can't you? I do hope you do well, and find relief.
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