Posted by JohnL on January 21, 2001, at 5:12:02
In reply to Re: New here - questions about Amisulpride / adrafinil » JohnL, posted by Vince on January 20, 2001, at 18:05:07
> JohnL,
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> I was glad to see your response to my post. I was really hoping for some advice and encouragement. I will probably give these a try one at a time and then both together if I don't have a bad response to either of them.
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> Can you give me an idea of the dosing schedule when these meds are used separately and when used together? Do you have to build up to a maintenance level slowly? One more question, did you experience any weight loss on either Amisulpride or adrafinil?
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> VinceHi Vince,
Starting dose of Adrafinil is one tab per day (300mg). Though it's mild enough you could take one twice a day without any problem. Max dose is 4 per day, though higher doses have been used to treat narcolepsy. Amisulpride minimum dose is 50mg. I take 33mg. You could take anywhere from 25mg to 75mg, though 50mg is usually a starting point. Max is 1200mg to 1800mg...but that's for psychosis. For depression related symptoms the range is 50mg to 300mg, but seems to almost always end up being 100mg or less.It will take a couple weeks to receive delivery and get started. After that, if you have any questions, please let me know. Would be glad to help. Keep in mind that even if you do experience an initial boost from these meds, their effects take a couple weeks to kick in. Benefits continue to improve over weeks and months. If you don't feel anything in the first week, the drugs still might work. If you do feel something within the first week, that's a solid clue that it will work out nicely given more time.
Prior to these drugs I had been on Zyprexa and had gained almost 20 pounds in a very short time. With Adrafinil and Amisulpride I have lost all that weight and am now back at my baseline. I'm not losing or gaining. Just holding steady at my normal weight.
John
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