Posted by andrewb on October 9, 1999, at 12:52:08
In reply to Question Andrewb...Amineptine, Amisulpride, posted by JohnL on October 8, 1999, at 4:09:34
> Hi Andrew. If I remember correctly, didn't you recently try Amineptine and then switch to Amisulpride? Your previous post on mineral supplementation kind-of hinted that perhaps Amisulpride hasn't been 100% satisfying for you. I am curious. Hope you don't mind me asking. What did you like and not like about Amineptine? What have you liked and not liked about Amisulpride? In what ways did they fail to provide the response you were hoping for?
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> As you may remember, my primary dominant symptom is anhedonia. My current strategy and another if this one fails is already mapped out. But in the back of my mind I continue to recall your comments that either one of these drugs should be good for anhedonia. For future reference, I am hoping you may comment on Amineptine and Amisulpride from your own experience. Thanks.John L,
See my response above to the “Amineptine/Wellbutrin” post for a description of my experience with amineptine. I’ve been using amisulpride for almost 3 months now with continued good results. It has provided me with good energy, low anxiety (especially social anxiety) and the ability to enjoy things. I wasn’t anhedonic before I started on amisulpride, but it certainly has enhanced my sense of pleasure. It’s a little strange, but sometimes I feel like I have a bunch of opiates running around in my system.
What hasn’t amisulpride provided for me? First of all it hasn’t provided me with a positive mental attitude. In other words, it hasn’t made me an optimist, it hasn’t made me set goals and dream about achieving the ‘pot of gold at the end of the rainbow’, and it hasn’t imbued me with confidence and self-esteem. Perhaps this is because these are cognitive issues and until I change my thought patterns I will continue to be drug down by my own negativity.
Also, the good results from amisulpride not with standing, physical exertion continues to be able to make me feel mentally bad. It used to be that only moderate exercise would make me feel mentally foggy, irritable and depressed. I thought maybe amisulpride and other supplements had freed me totally from this but recently, after about 3 weeks of demanding exertion, I got mentally worn down, irritable and depressed again and I didn’t feel better until I got 2 days of rest. So amisulpride doesn’t protect me completely from getting worn down mentally.
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