Posted by PeterMartin on May 8, 2024, at 8:09:41
In reply to Re: Site is back? Nice + Remission anyone? » PeterMartin, posted by SLS on May 6, 2024, at 16:17:58
I don't have a moment right now to write a full reply, but curious if you ever tried Ketamine or if not why?
I'm tempted but the cost of going to a clinic is very high. My doctor would likely OK me, but insurance wouldn't help. Doctor would prescribe "general" Ketamine and AFAIK Spavaro requires you take it in a doctors office w/ your doctor. I'm not sure I'm comfortable with that.
Thanks for updating on Lithium as I'm on similar meds and have often looked to your experiences w/ Nardil/Lamictal/Li as supportive of mine Marplan/Lamcital. I have taken Li before in low doses and have so much that I do ocassionally take it for short periods at doses of 150-300.
I'm pretty blah the past few weeks. Very up and down. Pushing Marplan (to 90) has helped until it doesn't and I feel like maybe it spaces me out a bit. I have problems sticking to times to take meds. I still only see my doc via telemed as he's a good 40min drive and ever since Covid he's been totally fine w/ just doing phone/weblink meedtings.
Stimulants were in my mix for the past 3 or so years but they (ritalin/provigil-etc) would give me random bouts of heavy anxiety w/o any rhyme or reason. Aside from that they really helped, but I couldn't stand the anxiety coming out of no where to ruin a moment at any time.
Lastly I take Metformin and Mounjaro (GLP-1). I take Metformin mostly for the ability to stave off long covid and other aging diseases. It might be a bit tiring, but I've started/stopped it a bunch and when I'm on it I don't notice it so for the extra covid protection I'm glad I take it.
Mounjaro (like Ozempic but hits one extra receptor ) has brought me back to a normalish weight (180 / 6" down from 230) - I dunno how it might be affecting levels of say Lamictal though...
Anyway, didn't mean to type so much but this is me. I think the most annoying issue I have now is anhedonia. There's a reddit group and a discord forum for it. I really think it's beocming more and more prevalent. Maybe things people have taken, or new chemicals in our environment are making that issue of not getting pleasure out of things you normall would the new major ailment......I get drive sometime, but nothing like I did 10-15yrs ago.....am I just bored of life and these hobbies? Or have receptors upregulated/burnt out and I just don't feel anything doing these things anymore......wish there were better treatments on the horizon.
Good to see you Scott - regardless of past posting here you're one of the reasons I still stop back now and again. I'd bet there are a few other who feel the same way.....
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