Posted by SLS on September 16, 2004, at 7:10:39
In reply to To SLS, posted by EERRIICC on September 15, 2004, at 21:34:11
> Scott, can I combine memantine and parnate? Going to try ritalin with parnate and wondered if adding memantine would stop ritalin's effects from diminishing.
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> Thanks, Eric
I know if it were me, I wouldn't hesitate to add it in. That's about as much of an endorsement as I can offer. I won't go so far as to give it the final seal of approval.Some doctors will take the position that there is not enough data indicating for the safe combining of memantine with an MAOI. However, there is nothing about the mechanisms of memantine that I can think of that would cause an adverse interaction. Memantine does not inhibit the reuptake nor promote the release of any neurotransmitter. The only receptor that it interacts with is the NMDA glutamate receptor. There is no precedent for the induction of a hypertensive reaction or serotonin syndrome. So far, nothing has been reported on Medline.
- Scott
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