Posted by craiggetty on November 13, 2006, at 16:15:53
In reply to It is subtle., posted by iforgotmypassword on November 13, 2006, at 15:48:49
Thanks for your response. Re: the hyper-talkativeness, etc.... I don't mean to throw platitudes at you, but don't beat yourself up over these manifestations of your condition and/or side effects of meds. It's hard enough to feel good as it is, and judging yourself so harshly further stacks the deck against you. Although my knee-jerk reaction is to resent or mock people when they tell me that I can "observe and acknowledge" self-defeating feelings without dwelling in them, it really does turn out to be a beneficial mindframe to strive for.
Hang in there, and please keep me posted on your progress.
CG
> i have episodes of being able to notice much more and feel much more of my surroundings. they don't last for me. i am hoping it gets better.
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> i may try galantamine again, but on that i tend to get hyper-talkative and even aggressive, an already consistent part of my personality that i despise and humiliates me all the time.
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> for me donepezil hasn't been depressiogenic. my first try, i think it was, where this effect had quite a rapid onset. i felt like my face was warping and drooping to the floor. it was hard to get up and try to do things without getting into tears. i went off of it. my response (or lack thereof) now may indicate that this is transient.
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> there is some suggestion that aricept is stronger than galantamine at least for dementia. it may not be that aricept is more cholinergic, but rather, that galantamine is too catecholaminergic through its nicotonic receptor stimulation. aricept decreases nicotinic receptor stimulation, while galantamine increases it.
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