Posted by SLS on June 11, 2015, at 9:46:23
In reply to Re: Memantine (Namenda) makes me feel worse. » SLS, posted by phidippus on June 11, 2015, at 0:48:13
> You know, maybe you need a little mania
Yes, yes, yes!!! One of my doctors said the same thing. If we can trigger mania, we could then treat the mania and leave the antidepressants in place. I think Trileptal would be the agent I would prefer to try first.
> unless your manias are no fun.
I am a variant of bipolar I, simply because my manias are so severe and include psychotic states.
> But if they are have you ever considered backing off some of the mood stabilizers/antipsychotics?
I have tried backing off of every single psychotropic I currently take in order to reevaluate its utility and reestablish their lowest effective doses. I feel confident that my regime is close to being optimized. Right now, I am on a dosage finding mission for Parnate. 120 mg/day was too much. It left me persistently fatigued and sleepy. I deteriorate at 80 mg/day. I am comparing my responses between 90 mg/day and 100 mg/day. Parnate is the last of the agents to be tested.
I am still somewhat attracted to trying memantine once more before going for rTMS. My guess is that it will produce an exacerbation of symptoms again, but I am not certain. Is it reaching? Yes.
I hope things are better for you.
- ScottSome see things as they are and ask why.
I dream of things that never were and ask why not.- George Bernard Shaw
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