Posted by Alexanderfromdenmark on April 27, 2009, at 7:18:47
In reply to Re: How long 'til NADH boosts dopamine? » Alexanderfromdenmark, posted by sowhysosad on April 26, 2009, at 19:07:36
> > How did you get codeine?
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> I just combined 2 over-the-counter meds: 2x ibuprofen/codeine (12.8mg of codeine per tablet), plus 2x paracetamol/codeine (8mg per tablet). That way I didn't exceed the recommended dose for ibuprofen or paracetamol/
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> > How long time you taken NADH? I've ordered some and quite interested to hear whether it works or whether its another one of those overhyped supplements that dosn't deliver.
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> This is only my third day and I wasn't expecting it to work so soon but I'm definitely feeling a dopaminergic effect. I've had a tiny bit of caffeine and some nicotine which will boost it, but no more than usual.
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> The only other factor coming into play is that I quit imipramine only a week ago, so my D2 receptors will still be supersensitive.
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> It also feels like my dopamine system is "bouncing back" after somehow being suppressed by the imipramine, although the only relevant research I could find claimed tricyclics boost dopamine in some parts of the brain. That's why I originally decided to try one!
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> However, the atypical features of my depression (oversleeping and binge eating) got progressively worse on imipramine, which woud imply a problem with dopamine.
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> I'm tempted to drop the NADH dose a little and add a bit of 5HTP to the mix soon, as this dopaminergic effect is really powerful and I've still got some "low serotonin" symptoms. I'm actually contemplating declining a new AD from my pdoc in favour of that approach. Do you have any experience of 5HTP?I have some 5htp, but havn't really used it. I took huge dosage here the other night just to see what it did, and next day i was so fatigued and had a eyelid flutter.
I general after, I quit lexapro and Lyrica my system was been resistant to supplements and meds, where as before I was very sensitive, so I try not to get my hopes too high for NADH. I'm thinking like so many others that I've been left in a hypodopagernic state, but first I'm hoping to get my hormones balanced out, since I've tested low on free testosterone(thanks lexapro) and fT3 since these hormones are crucial to proper brain function, health and it's own production of dopamine.
I must say AD's have caused far more problems than they have solved in my case, but I suppose it's a learning process, if I try an AD again it will be wellbutrin or a dopagernic MAOI.
Have you noticed that dopamine is the new craze here on the board? Everyone want's dopamine! Serotonin makes us numb, NA makes us anxious, but dopamine makes us motivated and fun!
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