Posted by smd on November 26, 2000, at 18:48:42
In reply to Re: 4 Generations Confirmed-HELP?, posted by AndrewB on November 26, 2000, at 13:22:30
Hi Andrew,
Thanks so much for your advice. Yes it is hard to see him go through many of the things I went through. It is like living through them again, without the benefit of knowing that someday, somehow it won't be nearly as bad.
What exactly is selegiline? Also, is a psychopharmocologist easy to find without getting routed to a psychiatrist?
In addition, to throw more interesting things on the fire, he was really 'down' this afternoon, almost scared as he called it. He took a Benadryl Sinus Formula, one tablet and came out of this in 30 minutes. He is now getting some long overdue projects done for school. We both realize this is not the way to get out of a these symptoms, but.... how in the world did Pseudoephedrine do this? It wasn't the Diphenhydramine, as he has tried the regular formula of Benadryl and it doesn't give the same effect.
Thoughts are we looking at other things such as Atypical Depression or maybe ADD?
So many symptoms apply to so many different things.
Thanks again,
smd
> It must be hard to see your son go through what you've gone through. I would like to offer a few ideas.
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> First, I hope that your son is seeing an experienced psychopharmocologist, he requires the best help that is out there.
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> Secondly, I believe with some firmness that you and possibly your son should be taking low doses of selegiline. Parkinsons is the result of a neurotoxic process which is halted or slowed by selegiline. Taking selegiline has been shown to delay the onset of Parkinsons in those with pre-parkisonian symptoms. If you take it now, before any symptomology is present, perhaps your prognosis is even better.
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> Now here is an idea, just an idea that I want to present to you:
> The symptoms of anxiety, low blood pressure, heart palp., exercise induced asthma (interestingly there is a high correlation between asthma and anxiety and depression) as well as moderate response to tricyclics may indicate norandrenergic system dysfunction. This is something to discuss with your doctor. Reboxetine, a norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor, can in certain cases be effective for mood and anxiety problems(and for some it does just the opposite). Your doctor may also want to get your son’s cortisol levels checked.
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> The invasive thoughts certainly makes one think that a low dose antipsychotic of some variety may help. What is your son’s response to Zyprexa?
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> Finally I wonder if a better choice of mood stabilizer may be gabapentin because it often also provides an anxiolytic effect.
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> Best wishes,
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