Posted by fayeroe on November 29, 2008, at 15:19:29
In reply to Re: Different treatment for emotional numbness???, posted by bleauberry on November 28, 2008, at 9:07:33
> Based on my own experience I think there could be some truth to the opioid connection. I was on LDN (low dose Naltrexone) for only a short time and will probably revisit it soon. During that short time, I noticed more interest in things I was doing, more especially with things that I try to enjoy and I know I do enjoy (except I don't feel the joy).
>>>Bleauberry, you're the only person that I've found that refers to the "joy" of life. How long has it been since you've felt joy? That is the one thing missing from my life now. Thanks for including "joy" in this post.I am going to ask my doctor about this med.<<<<<Such as guitar playing. I played a ton of guitar on LDN and was "into it".
>>>I tried playing the piano last week and felt nothing. I play by ear and was dismayed concerning how long it took me to remember some tunes. When I did remember them, I didn't feel anything. I am working really hard now to dig out better feelings concerning my music.<<<<
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> It wasn't a miraculous awakening kind of thing, but rather a situation where if you force yourself to start doing something, in a little while you are actually enjoying it. This was from just 1.5mg taken at 9pm nightly.
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> While LDN supposedly only blocks opioid receptors during the blood level spike a few hours after dosing, my own feeling was that it blocked them about 16 hours.>>>Wow!<<<
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> There is the possibility also that opioid antagonists have a direct or downstream indirect effect of stimulating dopamine function. It just instinctively felt that way to me.
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