> I've been following you and your progress with minocycline.
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> Interestingly, UF invited guest speaker, Dr. Krystal from the Department of Psychiatry at Yale University who mentioned how back in the 60's a doctor treating TB patients with depression showed a rapid onset of psychiatric benefits occurring after drug administration.
> Crane G. The psychotropic effect of cycloserine: a new use of an antibiotic. Compr Psychiatry. 1961;2:51-59..
> Here is the lecture: http://mediasite.video.ufl.edu/Mediasite/Play/4a46e8f9a6f84560aadacc408f77f6b51d
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> You can skip the first 15 minutes as it discusses glutamate in schizophrenia.
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> ihatedrugs
Brilliant. Brilliant. Brilliant.
Thanks!
My main rationale for using minocycline is that it is anti-glutamatergic and may act in synergy with Lamictal, another anti-glutamatergic drug. I think the anti-inflammatory properties of minocycline are helpful, but probably not sufficient.
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