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Re: To Scott - memantine....

Posted by SLS on April 12, 2004, at 8:48:38

In reply to To Scott - memantine...., posted by Emme on April 12, 2004, at 8:31:07

Hi Emme.

> 2.5 mg made me jittery. 1.25 still a bit much. I took a break for a few days and now I'm trying 1.25 mg every other day and I've been doing that for about a week.

Wow. You certainly are sensitive to this med. I experienced nothing like that. I started with 5mg and raised the dosage by 5mg each week. I am currently taking 20mg.

> I don't notice any benefit yet.

I experienced a "blip" response over the first few days at 5mg. This phenomenon sometimes prognosticates a good latent response. I had to wait another 3 before I felt any improvement again.

Current meds:

imipramine 300mg
Lamictal 300mg
Zoloft 200mg
Abilify 10mg
memantine 20mg

I'm not doing so well right now. I tried to discontinue Zoloft in order to test whether it was a necessary component of my positive response. Apparently, it is. I raised the dosage back up to 200mg yesterday, and I am beginning to feel a bit better. I was hoping to avoid the sexual side-effect of reduced libido that Zoloft is responsible for.

> Also, do you notice any improvement in motivation with the memantine?

Yes. I would say that I experienced a global improvement of all my symptoms of depression. Hopefully, I'll be able to recapture the antidepressant response and watch it grow.

> I hope your progress continues!

Thanks.


- Scott

 

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