Posted by g_g_g_unit on August 6, 2011, at 8:10:39
In reply to Re: humor me ..., posted by morgan miller on August 5, 2011, at 12:27:04
> If 10 mg Memantine helped, why not try that again? How long were you on 10 mg? Maybe the relief you got was not significant enough to justify continuing taking it.
I probably will try it again. I'm seeing the neurologist again soon.
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> I say your best bet right now is not to drop your current cocktail, but to make adjustments, and maybe add something like a low dose of lithium. At least try this before making any drastic changes.
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> Are you taking any supportive supplements? Fish oil, magnesium, vitamin D3, l methylfolate(you should be if you are taking depakote), taurine, l theanine, or holy basil(new chapter supercritical)? You should also be taking l carnitine with depakote, it's stores are depleted along with folate when taking depakote. L carnitine supplementation may protect your liver from depakote's potentially harmful effects. There are many reasons to make sure l carnitine and folate levels are in a good range.
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>I have the basics covered - they're all I can afford right now. I'm not taking l-carnitine, no, but I'll look into it. thanks for the tip!
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