Posted by SLS on April 26, 2009, at 15:04:38
I began taking memantine 20mg earlier this week. I experienced an improvement within the first few days. Now I feel worse than I did before adding it.
So, what am I going to do about it?
There is a chance that there will be some oscillations in the biology of my depressive state early in treatment as this drug exerts its pharmacological effects. I do not know this for sure of course, however, I have experienced such things in the past. One of my NIMH doctors called these brief setbacks "resets". Let's hope that this is just the brain trying to compensate for the introduction of memantine and that after this reset occurs, I will once again experience an improvement.
When one has been on as many drugs as I have, there is no longer the luxury of choice. With so few options left, one must endure initial startup side effects to see whether or not they resolve and yield to a therapeutic response. I have developed an emotional tolerance for enduring drug-induced side effects. It's a necessary part of the game.
- Scott
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