Posted by Lorraine on March 16, 2001, at 11:41:11
In reply to Re: Selegiline Combos: Doseage?Lorraine, posted by Lynne on March 15, 2001, at 21:10:51
{ I am confused about dosages. At what doseage do you need to take for depression? I had tried Selegiline a year ago at 30mg with no success. After reading these posts I have decided to try it again. This time at 60mg. I have taken this doseage for 2 days. It has made me so sleepy and moody. Any advice?}
You are having one odd reaction to Selegiline. It is a puppy upper not a doggy downer. My goal is MAO w/o dietary restrictions, sexual side effects and weight gain if possible. So I am using a low dose (10 mg and I may lower it because I am pretty hyper on this dose) and augmenting that dose with Neurontin (at 900 mg a day) to give me "mood support". At 10 mg, Selegiline is a selective MAO somewhere above 15 mg, it becomes a non-selective MAO with dietary restrictions and I am sure has a very different effect on the system. good luck. Keep me up to date on your progress. I would definately tell your pdoc that you are reacting to a puppy upper as tho it were a doggy downer. Your system may be a bit different and require a different response than most.
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