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Posted by Jill K. on March 3, 2002, at 17:10:55
Lorraine,
I was reading old posts and saw you had tried selegine. I am taking neurontin and klonopin for anxiety, but still have apathy/depression not touched by SSRIs.
What was you experience with selegine like? Thanks.
Jill
Posted by Jill K. on March 3, 2002, at 17:31:07
In reply to Hey Lorraine can you tell me about selegine?, posted by Jill K. on March 3, 2002, at 17:10:55
Posted by Lorraine on March 4, 2002, at 22:58:21
In reply to Hey Lorraine can you tell me about selegine?, posted by Jill K. on March 3, 2002, at 17:10:55
Selegiline--we'll it's very prosexual and procognitive. It was really hard for me to give up--not because of withdrawal, because those two effects meant a lot to me. It's stimulating so you don't tend to gain weight on it. My problem was that AGGITATION got real bad. I was taking neurontin, but not klonopin. With enough klonopin, you could probably manage that side effect BUT it was not anti-depressant for me, just a very good stimulant.
There is some hope that they will come out with a patch which will be less aggitating.
I'm taking Provigil now, which is also aggitating, but does have some anti-depressant effects--which I need (can't tolerate normal ADs though). I'm on Klonopin and neurontin and I am trying to switch from the Klonopin to buspar (we'll see how it goes).
Good luck. Let us know what happens.
Lorraine
Posted by jazzdog on March 5, 2002, at 12:48:16
In reply to Re: Hey Lorraine can you tell me about selegine? » Jill K., posted by Lorraine on March 4, 2002, at 22:58:21
Hi Lorraine -
Can I ask what dose of selegiline you were on? I'm taking lamictal and zoloft, and am finding the combo very sedating and anti-cognitive. Selegiline might be the answer. It's done wonders for my geriatric dog - she's back with us cognitively, and it's even cleared up her incontinence.
Thanks,
Janet
Posted by Lorraine on March 5, 2002, at 13:31:59
In reply to Re: selegine » Lorraine, posted by jazzdog on March 5, 2002, at 12:48:16
I was taking 2.5 twice a day. I'm a very low dose kind of person. Tell me about your dog though. My cat is 15 and getting a bit senile.
Lorraine
Posted by jazzdog on March 5, 2002, at 20:03:57
In reply to Re: selegine, posted by Lorraine on March 5, 2002, at 13:31:59
My dog, Dilly, is 15 and has been getting progressively more addled. About three months ago, she deteriorated sharply - waking up several times a night to pee in the bedroom, incontinent in the house, unable to negotiate stairs, and just generally dazed and confused. We took her to the vet and he did several tests and pronounced her physically healthy. So he put her on 10 mg selegiline (she weighs 35 lbs) and said wait four weeks. Sure enough, almost four weeks to the day, she started sleeping through the night, asking to go out, eating normally, handling stairs, recognizing people and places, and slipping back into her old routines. Pretty impressive. It's marketed as Anipryl for dogs. Not sure about cats, though - they often respond very differently to medications. Aspirin is fine for a dog, but very toxic for cats.
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