Posted by AMD on July 18, 2006, at 13:35:09
In reply to Re: Three years of alcohol abuse -- is my brain to, posted by Declan on July 18, 2006, at 12:24:58
Declan,
Hello old friend. Curious as to what makes you think you have brain damage, I mean, above what we all get through the aging process. Does your damage make you depressed, or is it orthogonal to that?
After writing my initial post yesterday I decided to take 200 m.g. of Provigil, and that helped immensely. Today I feel better still. I'm hoping I continue to progressively improve, but this time without a dip back into those other, unhealthy drugs.
Speaking of that -- what do people do as alternatives? (Besides go to meetings.) I notice that the more I drink the less pleasure I feel in other things anyhow. Does this feeling subside?
I'll look into deprenyl/selegeline -- neuroprotective drugs are good. On Celexa and modafinil now, both with neuro-protecting, and the latter cognition improving, properties.
Regards,
amd
> Hi AMD
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> I still reckon you should give low dose deprenyl/selegeline a go. It makes sense in 2 ways. Firstly you like coke. Secondly it's neuroprotective.
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> Brain damage is common enough; I've got it. 29 is a bit young for it. You don't bounce back so quickly as you get older (much older). It seems to me that your coke and alcohol use is motivated by the desire for a good time.
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> (This is precisely what I want. A good time with *moderate* alcohol and cocaine use, good friends, and fun.)
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> I can't remember what psych drugs you were on, but I do remember wondering how they could possibly help you. Correct me if I'm wrong there. Have they been useful?
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> Declan
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