Posted by SLS on September 8, 2011, at 21:19:36
In reply to Memantine + Parnate: Day 1, posted by Seige on September 8, 2011, at 8:21:31
> Hi guys,
> Today I'm starting a beastly augment, with the hope of keeping my parnate stimulation alive and finally beating anhedonia.
>
> My current situation has been to start parnate, and once the MAO inhibition kicks in to amplify the stimulation, I get a couple of good weeks where I feel normal again. The stimulation has always died quickly however, and I would need to take 6 months off the parnate to get that effect again.
>
> The plan is:
> 1. Take 10mg memantine until I've worked off any side effects it may cause
> 2. Raise memantine to 20mg and start 60mg parnate.
> 3. ????????
> 4. ENJOY STUFF
>
> Took the first 10mg memantine today. I expected it to totally zonk me it. Surprisingly though, it felt slightly pleasant, and talking became a bit easier. Suspect a small amount of dopamine release? If that effect built up over the course I would be eternally grateful. For today however, it wore off after a couple of hours.
>
> I did also feel a bit less present, but that didn't bother me with the pleasant feeling in the background and all. Am looking forward to starting the parnate.
Good luck.It sounds like a good plan.
I once added memantine (Namenda) to Parnate. It might possibly have helped, but Parnate was discontinued soon thereafter for lack of sufficient effect.
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