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Posted by ed_uk on January 26, 2005, at 15:47:05
Has anyone found amantadine to be a useful treatment for fatigue?
Ed.
Posted by banga on January 26, 2005, at 17:52:18
In reply to Amantadine for Fatigue, posted by ed_uk on January 26, 2005, at 15:47:05
I used it this summer for fatigue. It was strange, on the one hand I felt less tired, but more fatigued. How do I explain that one? Hard to--I could get more done, woke up quicker in the morning--was more able to get up and go; but also, felt a physical fatigue, and by 9pm I would be ready for shutting down both physically and mentally (I am typically a night owl, going to bed before 12 is rare; and I was overseas visiting relatives so I really wanted to stay up and visit and I simply couldn't).
I know that explanation isn't very helpful, but in a nutshell I would say it can benefit someone at least short-term if it is hard to get going on daily tasks, but it wasn't like a spurt of great energy.
Posted by jerrympls on January 26, 2005, at 19:35:41
In reply to Re: Amantadine for Fatigue, posted by banga on January 26, 2005, at 17:52:18
Isn't amantadine a dopamine agonist??
Posted by banga on January 27, 2005, at 8:30:50
In reply to Re: Amantadine for Fatigue, posted by jerrympls on January 26, 2005, at 19:35:41
Yes amantadine is a dopamine agonist. What I have heard that these seem to help short-term, but they poop out. I am not sure if mine stoppd working--my whole med regimen suddenly failed on me, and I dropped amantadine as I tried to add other drugs.
Posted by rod on January 29, 2005, at 5:37:08
In reply to Amantadine for Fatigue, posted by ed_uk on January 26, 2005, at 15:47:05
> Has anyone found amantadine to be a useful treatment for fatigue?
>
> Ed.NO.
It actually made me very fatigued. just the opposite of what you want to hear...
Roland
Posted by rod on January 29, 2005, at 5:39:46
In reply to Re: SO suicidal, posted by rod on January 29, 2005, at 5:37:08
> > Has anyone found amantadine to be a useful treatment for fatigue?
> >
> > Ed.
>
> NO.
>
> It actually made me very fatigued. just the opposite of what you want to hear...
>
> Roland
hmm my browser has messed it up. sorry
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