Posted by Stellaz on February 23, 2003, at 19:33:44
In reply to Re: Article re: drug addiction and dopamine? » Stellaz, posted by Stan on February 22, 2003, at 13:33:22
Stan,
Thanks so much for taking the time to respond to both of my posts. I really appreciate your insight and your kindness in posting.
I have stopped taking both requip and lex cold turkey for the last two days. I found that one or the other was making me feel so dulled that I could barely function, let alone see how the sexual response was going! Because I was new to the requip and still taking the lowest dose, I have not experienced the discontinuation effects you've noticed. I'm going to start back on the lex tomorrow and note any side effects of that all by itself, then go back on the requip. Like you, I think I experienced a lessening of the GAD symptoms from the requip, although Lex is supposed to help with that as well. HAve you taken the mirapex as well as the requip? I certainly don't mean to pry, but I'm curious about what other meds you've found to be effective for both your GAD and depression. I've tried effexor, which I found to be fairly effective for the GAD and passable for the depression. I think the smoking is more a psych craving than a physical one - I smoke about 5-10 a day when I really need to decompress. Anyway, I am rambling. Again, many thanks. I hope you are well -
Stellaz
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