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Posted by jonh kimble on June 5, 2002, at 18:04:34
i hope to take amisulpride soon for social phobia and dysthymia. any one have any info on it or taking it? i would like to know specifics if you have the time. thank you
and thank you jon w for going to the trouble to look up those posts a while back.
jon
Posted by JonW on June 5, 2002, at 19:03:25
In reply to anyone taking amisulpride?(and thanks jon w), posted by jonh kimble on June 5, 2002, at 18:04:34
No problem, Jon. Hey, does this mean your doc is going for the amisulpride?
Jon
Posted by JohnQ on June 6, 2002, at 17:17:51
In reply to anyone taking amisulpride?(and thanks jon w), posted by jonh kimble on June 5, 2002, at 18:04:34
Jonh, e-mail me at JDuke3411@hotmail.com. I have a good info. piece that was sent to me by another poster awhile back that you'll like to see.
Posted by jonh kimble on June 6, 2002, at 20:40:42
In reply to Re: anyone taking amisulpride?(and thanks jon w) » jonh kimble, posted by JohnQ on June 6, 2002, at 17:17:51
well no my psychiatrist hasnt even phoned me yet, but im trying to get this as best planed as possible. you see i really think amisulpride may be my ticket, and i want to know as much as possible.
and to john q, if the info piece you are talking about is the one written by andrew b i already have it. yes it is very good and thank you for offering to send it. if this is not it i would love any more info. thanks
Posted by JohnQ on June 7, 2002, at 15:30:42
In reply to Re: anyone taking amisulpride?(and thanks jon w), posted by jonh kimble on June 6, 2002, at 20:40:42
> and to john q, if the info piece you are talking about is the one written by andrew b i already have it. yes it is very good and thank you for offering to send it. if this is not it i would love any more info. thanks
Yeah, it is. That's all the info I have on it, although I'd like more too. I want to try it, as I think it would be very helpful, but I'm scared to death of devoping TD. I wonder what the risk of this is, especially in combo with Paxil, or if there is anything I could take in combination with it to reduce the risk. If anybody out there knows, I'd love to hear it.
Posted by jonh kimble on June 8, 2002, at 1:21:38
In reply to Re: anyone taking amisulpride?(and thanks jon w), posted by JohnQ on June 7, 2002, at 15:30:42
yes that has been on my mind to. i havent heard any concrete info on amisulpride in low doses(25- 100 mg) in the treatment of depression (and related issues), and the risk of td. i heard a poster here who said he developed td, but he was taking other meds with it. ( i believe one was an ssri) ssri's are thought to reduce dopamine function on there own. in fact, some people develop mild parkinson like symptoms just on an ssri! from what i hear, an ssri could increase the risk of td on amisulpride. i would advise against the combo myself, but i could be wrong and everyones different.
on the positive side, the actual scientific studies on amisulpride for depression mention the endocrine side effects, but not any parkinson like side effects. if they post the endocrine side effects, im sure they would mention anything worse(like td) im sure they would considering these are not studies done with the intention of selling a product. (appear none biased to me)
any other feedback at all would be greatly appreciated (seems like not many posters with knowledge on amisulpride these days)
jon
Posted by JohnQ on June 8, 2002, at 14:42:25
In reply to Re: the risk of td, posted by jonh kimble on June 8, 2002, at 1:21:38
> yes that has been on my mind to. i havent heard any concrete info on amisulpride in low doses(25- 100 mg) in the treatment of depression (and related issues), and the risk of td. i heard a poster here who said he developed td, but he was taking other meds with it. ( i believe one was an ssri)
ssri's are thought to reduce dopamine function on there own. in fact, some people develop mild parkinson like symptoms just on an ssri! from what i hear, an ssri could increase the risk of td on amisulpride.>-----------------
Which sucks for me, because Paxil works very well in boosting my mood, so much so that I'm not even depressed, and my depression was pretty bad. Unfortunatly, it leaves me with other unresolved issues that I'm pretty sure Amisulpride would improve. I'm waiting for my Selegiline to arrive, which I'm hoping will reduce the TD risk.
-------------------> on the positive side, the actual scientific studies on amisulpride for depression mention the endocrine side effects, but not any parkinson like side effects. if they post the endocrine side effects, im sure they would mention anything worse(like td) im sure they would considering these are not studies done with the intention of selling a product. (appear none biased to me)>
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Those studies are probably too short for anybody to develop TD. I've always been under the impression that TD takes quite awhile to kick in, but I could be wrong.
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> any other feedback at all would be greatly appreciated (seems like not many posters with knowledge on amisulpride these days)
jon>------------
Don't really have anything else to share right now (other than searching the archives for AndrewB or JohnL posts, but I'm sure you've done that already), but if you have any website links that might help me get a better understanding of TD and neuroleptics, let me know.
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