Posted by jemma on June 21, 2003, at 15:40:50
In reply to What's plumping me up? AD advice sought., posted by Emme on June 21, 2003, at 7:48:39
Hi Emme -
When I took seligilene, I definitely experienced water retention, though it went away as soon as the selegiline wore off. Apparently, it's to do with selegiline's ability to increase nitric oxide, which is a vasodilator. Other than that, I didn't notice any negative effect on weight. Although ritalin makes me ravenous - I always gain weight on it - so perhaps the added dopamine is increasing your hunger.
I hope the selegiline is working well for you. As I told you before, the edema proved to be a problem for me, but only because it made an ankle injury worse. If it weren't for the injured ankle, I definitely would have stayed on it.
- Jemma
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