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Re: back to Prozac maybe low dose » undopaminergic

Posted by Jay2112 on February 21, 2022, at 13:09:02

In reply to Re: back to Prozac maybe low dose, posted by undopaminergic on February 21, 2022, at 8:28:09

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> > You mention being suicidal...have you ever tried an antipsychotic?
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> I suggest trying lithium. There is some research that suggests it has anti-suicidal effects even at very low doses.
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> > Lamictal, the NMDA agonist,
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> Lamictal seems primarily to be a sodium channel antagonist, an action that *reduces* the release of NMDA-agonists glutamate and aspartate.
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> -undopaminergic
>

Yes, I mean't to write 'NMDA antagonist'...but actually, Lamictal *initially* increases glutamate, down-regulating it eventually. This may explain the initial overstimulating effects Lamictal has when you take it for the first 2-4 weeks.

Jay


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