Posted by SLS on June 12, 2012, at 14:12:02
In reply to Re: Memantine for Depression - How long to wait? » SLS, posted by g_g_g_unit on June 12, 2012, at 8:58:57
> I don't know, but I do know it takes at least a week to achieve a stable blood level. Plus, most people titrate up from 5mg, so you might need to hold out longer for unpleasant sfx. (dissociation etc.) to pass.
That is incredibly useful information. Thank you.
> How's it going so far?
Well, because of cognitive side effects, I had to discontinue the memantine so that I could re-titrate the prazosin. I was taking too much. My head has cleared for having lowered the dosage to 6 mg. I will wait another week or so before restarting the memantine so as to give me enough time to establish the optimum dosage of prazosin. As per your advice, I will start the memantine at a lower dosage.
I do hope that you are feeling better. It can be an extremely frustrating and often demoralizing odyssey to search for effective treatments. I hope you find one soon.
Thanks again.
:-)
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