Posted by Conundrum on November 3, 2010, at 21:29:23
In reply to Re: Should I tell my pdoc about stablon? » Conundrum, posted by maxime on November 3, 2010, at 21:20:42
> I think it was good that you told her.
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> Have you taken Desipramine before? Does it really help you concentrate? Did you gain weight on it. I am thinking of asking my pdoc if I can add to my cocktail.
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> I hope the Stablon works for you.Actually I've never tried desipramine, but it SHOULD, heh, help with concentration. It is a norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor, which is what ADHD drugs like strattera, ritalin, adderall, and dexedrine do. It will also inhibit the reuptake of dopamine in the prefrontal cortex.
Of course this is what I'd like to take. I have no idea if she would prescribe it. If she had prescribed an SNRI or an MAOI I would have ben SOL, because they probably wouldn't be compatible with stablon, or hinder it from working properly.
The upside is that, if I started desipramine now, it might be hard to tell the effects of one drug from the other and that by giving stablon time on its own, I can determine its usefulness. I"m just not patient, and I am kind of skeptical of stablon, and feel fairly certain desipramine would have some effect, since pristiq an SNRI had some effect and remeron another noradrenergic drug had an effect.
Complaints: post-SSRI problems: anhedonia, memory and concentration problems, sexual dysfunction. )
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