Posted by JohnX2 on October 31, 2001, at 2:38:02
In reply to Re: Modafinil test day JohnX2, posted by JGalt on October 31, 2001, at 0:41:48
Excuse me if this gets posted twice, my
prior attempt didn't show up.Check your email. I sent 2 docs on stimulant
sensitization, and 1 on bruxism. I also sent
a number of patents. 1 is for a nover
anti-depressant and I think you will find it very
"amusing".Regarding modafinil, I tried it at a low dose and
it worked for like a couple hrs then pooped out,
almost identical to coffee. I wonder what causes
the poop out. I get a huge headache and tinnitus.
The tinnitus is treatable with lamictal and nmda
antagonists (see the patent disclosures).Lamictal is difficult to get onto because of the possibilit
of a rash. It took me 1.5 months to get to 150mg
which was the thereapeutic dose to life Major Depression.
I won't drop it, but will continue to try augmenting
it.Regards,
john
> Best of luck with the pdoc and memantine. I can certainly understand not wanting to take lithium (I never will either) from what I've read about it and seen it do to people. I did some more reading in the archives today about what you, andrewb, and several other members of this board said about the memantine and stimulant tolerance. Interesting stuff, it does seem like you're taking the right course of action here. If that and/or the prozac+r-dm doesn't work then its back to the lamictal I assume?
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> Also, don't you think that there's probably better/cheaper ways to get dxm w/o the cough syrup? I seem to remember seeing some 30mg dxm only pills someplace. Actually I've seen raw dxm powder advertised too but it was sold as a "non-consummable" (thus removing the company from any liability should you decide to consume it anyway). Honestly I probably would have tried a tiny amount (like 3mg) and then slowly edged my way up to the final dose...but it seems that that company is no longer able to legally sell it even with the non-consummable label. Bummer.
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> A final thought on the Modafinil. Perhaps you were taking too high of a dose? It would seem to be possible for too much glutamate to produce a headache and tinnitus. I have trouble believing that what you are getting is an effect usually seen at the right dosage for you. I was using it merely for fatigue, not antidepressant effects. I would think it would require a significantly higher dose to get antidepressant effects.
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> btw, I go to the pdoc tomorrow. We'll see how it works out. Not to hound you for them, but did you ever send those cpc files you mentioned? If you already have sent them, great! (that just means hotmail is slow)...if not, I still am interested in them if you have some time to send them over.
>
> Best Regards,
> JGalt
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