Posted by KarenB on January 17, 2003, at 20:08:03
In reply to Amineptine safe effective since 1970's, posted by chad_3 on January 17, 2003, at 12:29:59
Hello Chad.
Thanks for the tip on Nomifensine.
Yes,I know very well that a cocktail of Amineptine and Sulpiride makes no sense at all, HOWEVER, it seemed to tweak just right whatever is wrong with me, obviously somewhere in Dopamineland. It was prescribed to me in the Philippines by a young M.D. who was Bipolar herself and recognized my symptoms, which I had been treating all along as straight depression - to no avail. I started on the combo and felt fully alive, for the first time I could remember.
The Amineptine I was getting from Argentina seemed not as successful a formulation - not sure what was up with that but it was different from what I had purchased in P.I., manufactured by Servier. I don't know what they were doing but it definitely was not the same.
I will say that I am still puzzled by the "abuse potential" stigma. In the years I took it, I never exceeded the recommended 100mg 2x per day nor did I ever desire to. It was my understanding that it was an established and safe drug used for decades in Europe and throughout Asia.
Thanks again for your input.
Karen
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