Posted by Alex J on January 21, 2002, at 19:36:02
In reply to Re: Drug holidays from stimulants » Alex J, posted by JohnX2 on January 19, 2002, at 22:46:27
Hi John,
I experienced two side effects when I tried memantine, slight dizziness and extreme light sensitivity. The light sensitivity was so bad that wearing sun glasses indoors did not completely alleviate it. As a result I gave up on memantine after only two days, having taken only one morning dose each day. The only other med that has caused light sensitivity for me (to a much lesser degree) has been amisulpride.
When I tried memantine, I was on Dexedrine, low dose Stelazine and Klonopin.
I hope this helps,
Alex
> Hi Alex,
>
> What type of memantine side affects were interlorable?
> Dizziness, loss of speech?
>
> Also, what was your dosing regimine,
> how long did you take the med, etc?
>
> I have a copy of the German PDR translated
> to English, and the recommended dosing schedule
> is quite slow over 3 weeks and I recall AndrewB
> complaining about startup dizziness which
> subsided.
>
> Also, were you taking any other meds at the time?
>
> Thanks for any feedback.
> It would be useful for other members reading
> this newsgroup.
>
> -John
poster:Alex J
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