Posted by shelliR on May 15, 2001, at 17:59:10
In reply to Re: selegiline » shelliR, posted by Elizabeth on May 15, 2001, at 14:30:22
> Out of curiosity, what recommendations have you been hearing, dosewise? The 60mg that Sal mentions sounds about right.Elizabeth, I didn't get a specific recommendation. It was a very quick conversation with Dr. Bodkin (who I've only met twice by phone), and he just suggested "going way up", no specific number. I am pretty shy to ask him a lot of questions since I just call him out of the blue and feel that any time he gives me is extremely generous.
I think for more information I would come to Boston and set up a consultation with him. Right now I am doing okay with nardil supplemented with hydrocodone (still never take higher than 7.5mg a day, and generally just half of that).
I am on very low estrogen birth control pills to try to alieviate some pretty bad premenstral symptoms, so Andrew B's post was important information for me. (Thanks, Andrew!)
This past month I had an ironic occurance. On my week off the pill, the lowering of estrogen in one day causes a two day migraine in me, something I never have--just minor migraines before my period. The fact that I'm on nardil precluded getting a shot for the migraine, and hydrocodone barely touched it. And sadly, I missed having mother's day out of town with my mom. This month I am switched to a bcp that gradually lowers the estrogen.
I think I am the most drug sensitive person in the world. The only good thing I can say is that I never have gained weight on nardil and the side effects are minor at the low dose I take (30mg). If I take any more I can't sleep at night; no matter what I take to help, I wake up every three hours which leaves me totally wiped out in the morning.
I wish Dr. Bodkin was in San Francisco because I'd like to go out there for a week or so this summer. I like Boston, but lived there for several months when I was in college, so it wouldn't be like a fun trip for me--just an expensive one! I'll just have to find a pdoc in a place that I'd like to take a vacation in (that way I could write it off as a medical expense). I got horrible jitters when I tried sam-e; it actually turned my regular depression into an agitated depression. It was expremely uncomfortable, but I went the distance (up to 1600mg) because I really wanted to give it a fair try.
Have you tried that? Dr. Richard Brown claims a 70% success rate and there is a sam-e board on the net with some amazing success stories. I think it was definitely worth a try.
Anyway, thank's for all your information. You've taken quite a beating on the board lately--and you graciously answer all posts. I had to chose to detach, otherwise I'm sure I would have been kicked off the board for nastiness and sarcasm.
Shelli
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