Posted by maoiuser on April 17, 2012, at 9:04:53
In reply to Re: to g_g_g_unit » maoiuser, posted by g_g_g_unit on April 17, 2012, at 8:42:53
I agree with SLS about naloxone.. if you find yourself running into addictive behaviors and having a hard time with it..if i could go back i would ask my doctor to prescribe it when he initially prescribed MAOIs and i could have saved myself from a lot of pain..
i have personally not tried naloxone but i have read a lot about it and considered asking my doctor to prescribe it alongside until i decided to apply will power ( and i think my will power has become significantly stronger on maois )
i suffer from chronic boredom too and that quest for reward.. very often i do end up taking the easy way out and smoke pot but i am trying to push myself to try other options such as a new hobby..pick up a musical instrument or some other challenging hobby where there is a reward at the end..
in reference to your desire to sleep with a girl..well it seems like you are experiencing an increase in your libido on parnate..if i were you i would not seek a cure for that ;) you may want to look into finding the right girlfriend and cure your boredom with sex..
> You're right. Now that I'm an 'addict', I am always in search of something to fill the void.
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> I smoke occasionally. I find tobacco harder to resist on Parnate, though most of my impulsivity was linked to the initial euphoria. Now that it's passed, I feel either a little depressed or relatively 'normal' on 30mg a day and don't find myself craving much of anything. Still, I find myself engaging in certain addictive pastimes (surfing the web, etc.) out of compulsivity/boredom.
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> When I said the girl was 'wrong', I meant that I would not date her. However, I find myself still wanting to sleep with her even though I know this would cause problems (she would expect me to date her, and there's some overlap in our friend circles, so it isn't a good decision in the long-term).
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> > i think addictions develop as a coping mechanism for underlying problems (like social anxiety).. once that invisible line is crossed into being addicted then it is not so much about the underlying problem anymore because your brain circuitry gets modified over time. i dont even think addiction is about one particular drug at that point because after that line is crossed then even if you give up your primary addiction there is still a major void to be filled (anything that can release dopaine)... nardil can help fill that (not completely but for the most part)
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> > can nardil cure addictions at a biological level? absolutely not... i can confirm from my experience that it does not.. in fact an indulgence in any addictive behavior (which impacts your dopamine levels) can cause me to over indulge. if you already had an addiction you could be risking serious consequences.. i would also suggest that even if you did not have any addictions then you should be very careful when indulging in addictive behaviors... better to not risk it at all!
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> > however if you can manage to stay away from your past addiction and do not pick up another addiction to fill a void then being addiction free is a lot more easier... if that makes sense.
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> > prior to nardil i missed alcohol a lot... even a year of abstinence did not help with that feeling of missing that drug (alcohol) and looking at people who were drinkin and enjoying would make me crave it a lot....
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> > whereas on nardil you may experience cravings and it may be even harder to resist them at first but if you hang on tight then over time you will find that you dont even miss alcohol much...
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> > another example would be that nardil is used sometimes to cure addiction to tobacco.. i had similar experiences where if i indulged in tobacco i would binge but if i did not indulge in it i wouldnt crave it as much as i would without nardil.
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> > > Scott, do you believe that anti-depressants (well, MAOIs in particular) can help treat addiction/impulsivity problems at a biological level, or would it depend more on the source (e.g. social anxiety)?
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