Posted by klein on April 29, 2014, at 6:15:18
In reply to Re: Start over with clomipramine or combination?, posted by LouisianaSportsman on April 28, 2014, at 22:47:11
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> Well, I was getting prescriptions for 600mg./daily from my PDOC as well a sample packs from a GP; I also paid some people I knew to go and get Lyrica prescribed so I could get their scripts.
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> I was going 1,200mg. - 3,000mg./day of pregabalin for a while.
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> I told my PDOC about my addiction and she helped prescribe gabapentin, titrate the dosage of pregabalin, and use #90 diazepam 10mg augmentation with Baclofen for a month until I was completely clean with no hassles.
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> With my primary anxiolyic off board, my PDOC knew that I needed something to help so I was about to get Xanax 1.5mg. afterwards. Recently, I mentioned that I wanted to responsibly use gabapentin so I'm now on Gralise 1,800mg. which is a time released gabapentin and we decided to it would be best to continue with the Xanax XR.
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> My PDOC discussed Memantine was a possible option in the near future. You like it, I'm assuming? I want it to manage my amphetamine tolerance, receive cognitive benefits, and possible depression relief. I feel it needs to be added since we recently switched my Dexedrine to Desoxyn (m-amp).
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> I'm prescribed Nuvigil 300mg./month which is equal to Provigil 600mg. and I find it works synergicitally with the methamphetamine. While I no longer receive the AMAZING results-- daily gabapentin has been effective with the Xanax XR to keep my anxiety under control. And the double punch of modafinil + m-amp has kept me focused and reduced ADHD symptoms.
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> The next time you're trying to get off pregabalin/gabapentin, your PDOC should taper your gabapentinoid intake and write a Baclofen/Valium taper.
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> But yes. Lyrica + Nuvigil is one of the most underutilized remedies.
>Yeah, I can see how that could happen. The first time I tried Lyrica (my pdoc at the time gave me samples) I felt like I was at the top of the world. You know that I take my benzos responsibly, never abused them, and I never get a rush on them. But Lyrica is totally different. It doesn't help that I can get both Lyrica and Neurontin easily and legally without a script here (they both cost a fortune though).
When I stopped taking Lyrica for the last time (900mg/day) my withdrawal was so severe that I was paralyzed. Benzos did not help. My doctor put me on Namenda to aid the withdrawal and it helped somewhat, but the withdrawal was still hellish. It lasted two weeks. I don't take the Namenda anymore.
Memantine is very benign, I don't seem to glean much benefit from it alone (plain old magnesium citrate is basically the same thing and works much better). I do hear memantine buffers stimulant tolerance, maybe it's worth a try?
Also, memantine's cousin amantadine is great, energizing and pro-sexual with no addictive issues, but it does cause bad insomnia and can be fatally toxic at relatively low doses. I'm not sure if it helps with apm tolerance.
Warm regards.
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