Posted by JackD on November 26, 2004, at 19:40:57
In reply to Re: Namenda, so far, so good, posted by Ktemene on November 26, 2004, at 15:14:57
Great post Ketamine. Memantine does open up some interesting possibilities. I'm currently on 300mg Effexor, 30mg Remeron, 200mg Lamictal and a dash (60mg) of Namenda. Like SLS, my manic episodes have only been triggered by medication, and it suggested to me there whas been some underlying mechanism very different from classic bipolar disorder. It suggested a continual hyper-response to the brain's ultimate "feel-good" neurotransmitters released by the proper antidepressants followed by a drastic desensitization. I've been going through years of incredibly powerful responses to [certain] medications followed by equally devastating lows during which medication and recreational drugs seem ineffective. It's only after discontinuing all medication in those lows that antidepressant response can again be achieved (only to trigger another cycle). I'm a bit tired so I don't know if I'm articulating myself well but I'm sure you get the jist. I've been on so many medications for so many years now and experienced such a spectrum of emotional states that it's difficult to know just what category I would have fit under. Also I've progressed and gotten to know myself much better along the way in terms of knowing and "feeling" exactly just what's wrong. Major depression with comorbid anxiety disorders and attention deficit seems to be the most fitting description of my original condition all things considered. OH and it's likely that it's an endogenous major depression in case that makes a difference (my family has a history of severe depression and alcoholism/OCD/anxiety disorders). I really really hope I'm not getting people TOO excited for nothing just yet, because I'm not finished fine-tuning and experimenting. I am confident however in saying that I am DEFINITELY on to something here...
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