Posted by djmmm on April 6, 2004, at 21:32:13
In reply to here I go again!!!- NARDIL + L-TRYPTOPHAN, posted by ace on April 3, 2004, at 23:29:27
> Has anyone used L-tryptophan as a successful augmentative agent??
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> at what dose?
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> There has been two case reports of it causing hypomania when combined with Nardil- this excites me!
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> I will be using 2 grams, and probably will follow Linkages advice and up my folic acid to 1mg!
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> Wish me luck Kids!
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> Ace
> "The walking human pharmacy of Australia!!"
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>Ace...back to Nardil again, eh? I hope you don't take offense to this, but after going over some of your last posts, It seems that relieving your depression/OCD has taken a back seat to an attempt to achieve the hypomanic state that Nardil caused.
This, to me, seems similar to drug seeking behavior (the euphoria and reward that drug users seek)
Hypomania is statistically more common with Nardil then other antidepressants. Trying to get to a drug induced manic state seems not only irresponsible and dangerous (over medicating) but somehow seems unfair to those who actually suffer from the often debilitating highs and lows of having a bipolar spectrum disorder, and to those who spend years trying to find a medication that works.
Only bad things can come from attempting to get a "high" (for lack of a better word) from combining Nardil with multiple medications/vitamins/herbs, etc.
Hypomania/mania is not a mental state you want to live in, as wonderful as it may seem. I think that if you stick with a medication that works (as nardil seemed to) and stick it out through the possible hypomania, you will find that having a wide variety of emotions is a far more rewarding state of mind
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