Posted by malcolm64 on April 11, 2007, at 15:18:42
In reply to Re: I saw my doc today-Desoxyn? » Malcolm64, posted by paulbwell on April 11, 2007, at 6:47:19
> > In my last post, I mentioned that I was going to discuss going on EMSAM with my doc. I'm currently on Zoloft, Geodon, Remeron, Klonopin and Desoxyn (for ADD).
> >
> > Well I just got back from the appointment. What he told me was that if my goal was to replicate the wonderful Nardil euphoria that I experienced when the med was at its peak, I would eventually be disappointed.
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> > He said that while it's possible that I would experience it again with a different MAO (he actually recommended Parnate b/c he says it's more powerful), but he said that eventually it would peter out to normal levels.
> >
> > So as of today, I'm going to go off all my meds (except for the Klonopin) and if in two weeks I didn't regress to a depression, he would put me on Parnate. He recommended that over Emsam, b/c he says it's a more powerful med.
> >
> > Malcolm
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> Hey,
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> Wasn't Desoxyn a good AD?, it's supposed to be considering it's profile:
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> psychostimulant:
> 5-HT release +++
> NE release +++
> DA release ++
> DA reuptake inhibition
> NE reuptake inhibition
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> I don't know what dose your taking, but many folks would keep it and stay with the Klono or another benzo.
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> I wonder how you came to be scripted it? sure it's not as good as the discontinued Desoxyn Gradumets SR, but it's Desoxyn all the same.
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> CheersWell, I know that it's not often prescribed nor is it widely available (b/c every time I need to get a script filled, it has to be special ordered).
It really did wonders for the narcolepsy (though not so much for the ADD, which is what I was really taking it for). I NEVER ever got tired or fatigued during the day. And that in and of itself was enough of a reason for me to take it.
If you're asking how I got my doc to agree to prescribe a controlled substance, it wasn't a problem. He's a well-respected psychopharmacologist in DC and has heard of and used drugs that many other docs aren't familiar with. So I guess I was lucky in that respect.
The thing is that I have to give up the Desoxyn b/c I'm going to be starting Parnate (or Emsam) in two weeks, provided I don't regress. He says combining the two is an absolute no-no, and I defer to his judgement.
Malcolm
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