Posted by Conundrum on December 17, 2010, at 12:04:40
In reply to Re: Looking for some med advice » Conundrum, posted by medamorphosis on December 17, 2010, at 11:13:35
> > SSRIs at normal doses make me feel spacey, give me headaches, diarrhea, and sexual dysfunction. Do the MAOIs cause that kind of serotonin spaceyness, or do you think the increase in other chemicals balances it out?
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> apart from perhapse the first week you'l feel fuzzy on maoi but the side effect generaly slowly creep up same time the med kick in then dies away after 2 months. But if your going down the MAOI route then its for the long term and side effects dont come into it. Thats my opinion, unless they're life threatening of course. But dude, SSRI effect are far more damagin with MAOIs overall being safer. Once on an maoi, and after it mellows out (ie, not enough anymore) It will still be there to boost any other meds that increase the catecholamines & tryptamines. GABA too in Nardils case. Best maoi for a good robust yet simple maoi effects seems isocarboxazid which I take. Cleanest MAOI. Nardil is great but id rather be on Marplan long term than Nardil. Can you get Marplan?
> Also I've 'used' ritalin and amphetamine on Marplan and was fine. So if you think the an aswer in the future you should be able to keep the maoi.
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> medI don't know about Marplan, I know that in our family biology, my gmom was treatment resistant and responded to both nardil and parnate, I'm just worried that they will make my memory worse, or the serotonergic effects will be too much to take.
However, I have read about a lot of people saying Nardil really helps with anhedonia. I have not seen the same with Parnate, in fact the opposite more often.
Do MAOI's really cause noradrenaline to decrease, on wikipedia it says they do by displacing norepinephrine with octopime(SP?) but I respond well to increases in NE, so I'm not sure I want a drug that will decrease it.
Decisions, decisions.
Complaints: post-SSRI problems: anhedonia, memory and concentration problems, sexual dysfunction. )
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Currently taking SAM-e 1200mgs
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