Day 1 - lowered anxiety, relaxed feeling

Posted by rovers95 on May 18, 2013, at 13:56:20

In reply to Flupirtine as an antiglutamergenic AD??, posted by rovers95 on May 13, 2013, at 15:06:40

> Hi
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> I was wondering if anyone had any experience in using the drug Flupirtine and what effect (if any) it had on their mood?
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> The drug seems to have some anti-glutamergenic action and thus may indirectly antagonise NMDA receptors. Leading docs in Fibromylagia/CFS seem to think that something causing (or resulting from) these illnesses is stimulating the NMDA receptor and this may explain why the drug appears to have positive effects on FM pain and the mood of said subjects?
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> Anyway I have managed to obtain some and I am keen to try for my concurrent depression/anxiety/CFS, so will report back when I am up and running.
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> Cheers
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> Rover
So I am starting at 2 x 100mg, each time I have taken this dose I have very quickly felt more relaxed, less anxious. Could be placebo and the muscle relaxant properties, but we will see over the next week or so!
Rover

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Flupirtine as an antiglutamergenic AD?? rovers95 5/13/13
Re: Flupirtine as an antiglutamergenic AD?? » rovers95 Beckett 5/13/13
Re: Flupirtine as an antiglutamergenic AD?? » rovers95 ihatedrugs 5/13/13
Day 1 - lowered anxiety, relaxed feeling rovers95 5/18/13
Day 4 - seems promising! rovers95 5/21/13
Re: Day 4 - seems promising! Beckett 5/21/13
Re: Day 4 - seems promising! ed_uk2010 5/26/13

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