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Posted by rjlockhart04-08 on January 22, 2012, at 0:47:44
I have feeling my body is going to devlop a resitance to it. But what should I expect from it??
Posted by SLS on January 22, 2012, at 5:30:01
In reply to So what should Namenda do??, posted by rjlockhart04-08 on January 22, 2012, at 0:47:44
> I have feeling my body is going to devlop a resitance to it. But what should I expect from it??
I won't answer that question because I can make no guarantees. Memantine will affect different people in different ways. I found that it helped improve my depression only mildly in combination with antidepressants. I don't think memantine is the type of drug for which tolerance develops. However, your psychobiology seems resistant to change, and, once again, there are no guarantees.
I would try memantine. It is a benign drug with some potential to help you with depression and perhaps even cognitive / memory impairments.
If you have a history of physical abuse, emotional abuse, or parental neglect, a drug called prazosin might help in combination with antidepressants. It is thought to help PTSD by reducing nightmares and sleep disruptions. However, I am finding that it helps all day long without my building up a tolerance to it (so far). Prazosin was first developed to treat high blood pressure by blocking peripheral NE alpha-1 receptors. However, it enters the brain readily and affects these receptors there also.
- Scott
Posted by phidippus on January 22, 2012, at 22:47:38
In reply to So what should Namenda do??, posted by rjlockhart04-08 on January 22, 2012, at 0:47:44
MAy improve your mood and help with anxiety. May also improve your concentration.
Eric
Posted by novelagent on January 29, 2012, at 15:04:19
In reply to Re: So what should Namenda do?? » rjlockhart04-08, posted by phidippus on January 22, 2012, at 22:47:38
> MAy improve your mood and help with anxiety. May also improve your concentration.
>
> EricIt potentiates amphetamine, so you might want to take it in combination with one... just don't be on of those ignorant types posting about how it "reverses tolerance." : )
Some people on ADD boards read a study about memantine's affect on reverse tolerance, didn't know what reverse tolerance meant, and though it read reverses tolerance. Sigh. It potentiates dopamine with the amphetamine, so it's like taking a higher dose of amphetamine.
Posted by creepy on January 31, 2012, at 9:14:59
In reply to Re: So what should Namenda do?? » rjlockhart04-08, posted by SLS on January 22, 2012, at 5:30:01
SLS, are you taking prazosin at night for sleep or during the day? and at what dose?
I found it helped with PTSD a little, but not much.
But for me somehow I can deal with anxiety and feeling on edge, it doesnt bother me as much as depression and irritability.
Posted by SLS on January 31, 2012, at 11:51:45
In reply to Re: So what should Namenda do??, posted by creepy on January 31, 2012, at 9:14:59
> SLS, are you taking prazosin at night for sleep or during the day? and at what dose?
> I found it helped with PTSD a little, but not much.
> But for me somehow I can deal with anxiety and feeling on edge, it doesnt bother me as much as depression and irritability.I take prazosin 3 times a day. It feels just like a very clean antidepressant to me. However, I am taking other medication. This might be important for depression.
Currently:
Parnate 80 mg
nortriptyline 150 mg
Lamictal 200 mg
lithium 300 mg
Latuda 40 mg
prazosin 6 mg
- Scott
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