Posted by emme on February 24, 2005, at 21:56:31
In reply to Re: memantine update » emme, posted by SLS on February 24, 2005, at 20:57:49
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> > By what mechanism would it do that?
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> Under normal circumstances, magnesium ions act to block or inactivate NMDA receptor channels. They hop on and hop off.
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> How are you feeling now?Depression improved and more motivated - at least mentally. I can't believe this stuff works. This is very good. I don't seem to be having a lot of intense emotions. So I'm worrying that this will mean that my ability to ultimately experience good emotions in a strong way will be compromised.
OTOH, perhaps my emotions have actually been hyperactive for a long time and that what I'd be left with is a normal range of human feeling. Dunno yet.
Physically, I don't feel well. Tired and just generally unwell. And I'm still kind of foggy. Part of my spaciness might just be tiredness. I'm going to work with this for a little while longer b/c the relief from depression is really lovely.
If this doesn't end up being workable, I think prozac was next on the list. I think it's the one SSRI I haven't tried and I've always been under the impression that it's less likely to cause apathy than the others.
How are you doing with the 20 mg?
em
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