Posted by elleff on June 24, 2003, at 18:57:38
In reply to What's plumping me up? AD advice sought., posted by Emme on June 21, 2003, at 7:48:39
> Hi All,
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> Has anyone tried selegiline and found that it caused weight gain? I'm eating less, exercising more, and starting to gain weight. Here's my mix.
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> Lamictal 125 mg
> selegiline 10 mg (with L-phenylalanine to boost it)
> atenolol 25 mg
> seroquel roughly 3-6 mg (yes that little)
> Provigil no more than 12.5 mg (yes that little)and not every day necessarily.
> clonazepam as needed, usually around 0.5-0.75 mg
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> In the last week I've cut out 2 mg abilify and 75 mg Li.
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> I'm hoping I can continue to "cull the herd" once I'm stabilized. I've been on Lamitcal, atenolol, and clonazepam for quite a while. I've taken seroquel on and off before, and have taken provigil now and then.
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> Selegiline (and the L-phenylalanine)is the new one, so it really seems like the obvious culprit. But I don't see weight gain listed anywhere as a side effectof selegiline. The stuff metabolizes to amphetamine, so you'd think it would do the opposite. I recently started taking seroquel again a little more regularly, so maybe that's calming me down and I'm not burning as much nervous energy....
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> Anybody have input? Thanks.
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> EmmeHi Emme
My experience of the Selegiline (15mg) plus l-phenylalanine (500-1000mg) combination is that I have lost weight because carbohydrate craving and bingeing have decreased substantially. I'm not affected by oedema, but I have heard of it being a problem for some.
regards
elleff
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