Posted by karaS on October 6, 2004, at 23:57:21
In reply to One month on selegiline now and loving it!!, posted by Ame Sans Vie on October 6, 2004, at 3:45:11
> Hi everyone, I haven't posted in a while because I wanted to give my latest medication addition -- selegiline HCl -- a chance to work. Truth be told, I could have written a glowing review three weeks ago, but I didn't want to be premature. Here's is med schedule as it is now (and as I'm confident that it's going to remain!!):
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> Klonopin (Roche brand): 4mg three times daily
> Xanax XR (Pfizer brand): 3mg three times daily
> Adderall (Shire brand): 30mg four times daily (each dose with 30mg Dexalone brand dextromethorphan)
> Eldepryl (Somerset brand): 5mg twice daily with meals
> DL-Phenylalanine (Solaray brand): 500mg twice daily on an empty stomach with sublingual B12/B6/folic acid, pyridoxal-5-phosphate, and Ester-C
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> I'll write more if anyone has any questions/comments, but for now I'll just say that a) selegiline is *the* best stop-smoking therapy I've tried (though I never expected it to have that effect when I began taking it) -- I haven't had a tinge of a craving since day 1!!, and b) the antidepressant/prosocial/motivational effects are *phenomenal*!
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> ~Michael
> SAD, GAD, PD, OCD, agoraphobia, dysthymia, MDD, ADD, AvPDHi Michael,
I'm so jealous! I've been intrigued by selegiline for quite a while now. My depression is atypical with profound apathy and lethargy. My plan was to try activating antidepressants and stimulants. Unfortunately my reaction to stimulating (dopaminergic) medications and supplements has been very discouraging. They all put me to sleep. (After doing a bit of research I figured out that the likely cause is hypersensitive dopamine autoreceptors. After reaching this conclusion, I have't been able to think about much else.)At any rate, when I tried selegiline pills alone I was sleepy but then 7-8 hours later when I wanted to go to sleep I felt some activation start. I have tried it once with DLPA and I did get some stimulation from the PEA. Would that eventually lead to an antidepressant effect? Because of my situation, I had figured that selegiline was probably not an option for me until I read your post. Now I'm thinking that maybe I should give it more of a chance. Even if the dopaminergic side would be a bust for me, maybe the PEA will overcompensate. Do you have any insight or opinion on this? Also, have you tried the selegiline pills at all? I wonder if the liquid really is that much better. I have wondered what was fact versus what was hype due to the political story behind the liquid vs. the pills.
Thanks,
Kara
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