Posted by AlexCanada on September 5, 2012, at 0:51:13
In reply to Increase dopamine for motivation without risks?, posted by Agomelatinehope on September 3, 2012, at 13:43:30
someone mentioned Nuvigil. I've tried Provigil/Modafinil which is said to be very similar. For me it definitely had given more motivation, cognitive boost, energy and some very mild increase in interest. For me it's too expensive though.
And yes I deal with strong anhedonia with my melancholic depression.
Provigil and Nuvigil suppossedly have effect on dopamine and it may have been noredrenaline? Not sure. There are many people whom have had success with provigil/nuvigil. Thus it may be worth a try. Side effects are also very minimal. For me after 8 hours or so I would feel a bit of a crash where a day which was more productive than usual i'd end up feeling empty, bit sad and quite procrastinated. Some of this may have been due to other factors such as how my evenings usually were worse during parnate (i took provigil/modafinil with it) but they seemed ''worse'' evenings than the non-provigil days.
For some people it may build tolerance quickly though and after a week or two you may need to give it a break for a few days and start up again.
Also Rhodiola Rosea which is said to be an herbal MAOI is one of the very best supplements I have ever tried and I have wasted much, much money on countless supplements, vitamins, herbals etc which did not work. Rhodiola works for most people within the first day and full effects can be witnessed after a week or two. motivation, cognition, energy, and greater ability to actually speak to people since my mind wasn't in the gutter. Arctic Root is the brand which was used in clinical trails I believe.
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> I tried antipyschotics (geodon) and had to withdraw because of the terrible side effects (Akathisia, insomnia, confusion, tachycardia, muscle pain, etc) and the fear of developing permanent tardive diskinesia. However, I loved some of its positive effects (I had more motivation, pro social skills and more sexual desire).
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> Is there any other way of increasing my dopamine levels?
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> Meds I tried and results:
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> -Agomelatine: Although it makes you sleepy, you end up waking up very early in the morning and cannot sleep again (4am), and this ruins your day. The activating effect is not very noticeable.
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> -Mirtazapine: The main problem with this med is the terrible sleepiness/dizziness which does not go away during the treatment no matter the dose (even with higher doses). The activating feeling was very good BUT when I was on it I suffered from tachichardya and I once was about to have a heart attack, very scary.
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> -Trazodone: The main problem is sleepiness and the risk of developing priapism. I always woke up during night with painful erections.
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> Is there an alternative less risky?
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> Thank you
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