Posted by JohnL on May 18, 2001, at 3:45:38
In reply to Re: Score some Amisulpride?JohnL, posted by IanSFO on May 17, 2001, at 20:27:56
I did not have prolactin level checked and I did not have any indication of increased prolactin. I think that concern is mostly an issue with higher doses, not the low doses used for dysthymia.
If someone wanted to add a dopamine agonist, I think Mirapex might be the best of the bunch. I have no personal experience with it though. I've based this opinion primarily on feedback from others here at this site. I did try Bromocriptine once and did not like it.
John> Did you see evidence of increased prolactin levels when you were taking amisulpride? Did you get your prolactin measured?
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> What about anyone else who tried it? Did anyone use bromocriptine, pergolide, pramipexole or other medication to counteract prolactin increase? And did it work, did it actually keep the level low?
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> Thanks. IanSF
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> > Dittos on everything Andrew said. Celexa+Amisulpride sounds like an excellent choice to me. In the unfortunate event that it is not helpful (the odds are in your favor it will be helpful), then keep Zyprexa and Risperdal in mind. The reason I say that is because even though I found Amisulpride to be the best thing to come along in a long time, when I switched to Zyprexa as a sleep aid I was pleasantly surprised to find it worked even better than Amisulpride.
> > John
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> > > > I would like to try Amisulpride, as based upon what I've read here, but my new doctor is reluctant to prescribe something that she hasn't heard of. Seeing as I would be procuring it from overseas anyway, would I need a prescription?
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> > > > Also, I'm currently at 40 mgs Celexa...can/should they be mixed? Thanks
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> > > Craig,
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> > > Amisulpride can be ordered from http://www.farmaciacerati.it/drug.html, the website for the Italian pharmacy Farmacia Cerati. They are very reliable and the medicine is reasonably priced. No prescription is required.
> > > I have an info. piece on amisulpride if you would like something to show to your doctor. There has been a lot of studies done on it for treatment of depression and dysthymia. My email address is andrewb@seanet.com.
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> > > Amisulpride can be mixed with Celexa. Amisulpride is not metabolized by liver enzymes. I don't know whether the combination would be better than either alone, I just don't know if they tend to support or detract from one another. JohnL however had good results mixing a little Prozac with amisulpride.
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> > > AndrewB
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