Posted by bleauberry on February 9, 2009, at 18:20:10
In reply to Marplan - Is what is happening to me normal?, posted by Cseagraves on February 9, 2009, at 11:50:43
Those are pretty serious side effects. Glad you are temporarily off.
If you start again, start at 2.5mg by splitting the pills, and only do one every other day for week before attempting daily. Plan on a slow rampup rather than a textbook rampup.
Autoimmune was mentioned and that makes sense. If you are hypersensitive, you will need very low doses, and your response dose will also be lower than the normal dose someone else would take. It could be you are allergic to something in it, in which case you shouldn't take it at all. But you mentioned sensitivity to other meds, so that is autoimmune suspect. Very low doses and a slower titration work good for sensitive biochemistries.
And yes, avoid the protein shakes. They are full of aminos. Actually, that's all they are and nothing else. Protein is pure amino acids. You are getting a lot of phenylalanine and tyrosine without enough tryptophan to balance it out.
I know it sounds stupid, but really, there is no substitute for a balanced diet. For every measure of protein you consume, it needs an equal measure of carbs, and a equal measure of raw veggies, and an equal measure of fruit. In your quest for nourishment during the nausea you probably would have done a ton better by consuming breads and cereals and fruits and veggies instead of protein shakes. Geez, protein shakes all by themselves without a drug will give me the shakes, jitteriness, and nausea really scary. I couldn't imagine already feeling that way on a new med and adding a protein shake to it. Oh my.
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