Posted by Elizabeth on May 30, 2001, at 17:19:52
In reply to Re: Codeine for Depression Treatment » Elizabeth, posted by paulk on May 30, 2001, at 11:00:53
> I’ve heard of this also about time released addreal – There is a need but no one does it
Adderal? That's a once-daily stimulant...why would there be a need for a slow-release formulation?
> If that 1 is yourself it is always interesting. – How long has it been working for you – sounded like a some of the patients were only getting a few weeks worth of relief.
That's a concern I've had, but it seems to be the exception rather than the rule. I've been taking it for about 6 months. (I had tried it before, a few years ago, but quit after a couple months because of side effects.)
> >Demerol is atypical in that it's relatively excitatory compared with morphine.
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> Put me right to sleep.Demerol has a toxic metabolite (normeperidine) that's very proconvulsant. ("Excitatory" just means that it increases neuronal firing, BTW.)
> >Cocaine is a nonselective monoamine reuptake inhibitor (dopamine, norepinephrine, and serotonin). Medically, cocaine is used only as a local anaesthetic -- very different from systemic use as a psychostimulant.
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> I wonder if a slow release formula might be a good drug?Nomifensine -- an antidepressant that was withdrawn from the market about 15 years ago -- is a NE-DA reuptake inhibitor. It was supposed to be very effective, in particular for people who'd had no success with other ADs.
> >Yes, some people have said they've successfully augmented ADs with naltrexone. That surprises me, since it's supposed to be a not-very-pleasant drug.
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> Didn’t bother me at all – per haps a bit of a headache the first day.It's variable, obviously. I would expect it to be neutral at best, tho'. It came as a huge surprise to hear that some people got an AD effect from it. (To my knowledge, it only works in combination with an AD, but even that was something I never would have guessed.)
-elizabeth
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