Posted by uncouth on December 7, 2008, at 17:19:39
In reply to Re: MAOI plus L-Tryptophan, posted by Cady on December 7, 2008, at 17:08:54
No, do not think they were part of the hypomania, though they might have been. I think it was serotonin overdrive at the expense of dopamine. Even when i didn't feel as sped-up on my SNRI regime, I had bad ADHD. Though it was responsive to Focalin.
I think i will eventually go back and try Pristiq this time, as the Parnate isn't doing the trick unfortunately, and is causing lots of anxiety.
I do think the Pristiq + Abilify combo is a really killer one. Brings you up, but abilify controls the speedy thoughts and can improve dopamine signaling, and help with mood stabilization.
Lamictal at 200mg eventually, over time, made me a bit cognitive dull -- especially when speaking (word finding difficulties seem to be a relatively common occurance with high dose lamictal).
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