Posted by lew on December 18, 2004, at 12:32:46
In reply to LEW, please read this, posted by JackD on December 18, 2004, at 4:26:46
> Linkadge, did you even bother to consider my previous posts? You quickly dismissed it because I didn't bother to "hold your hand" for you and post the URL's. FYI, YES, MEMANTINE HCL, AKA NAMENDA has been provent to slow the development of tolerance to opiates. It can potentially even reverse existing tolerance. Oh and yes this can be substantiated by perusing pubmed (.com). I can even attest to this from personal experience (hence my reason for POSTING not long ago). Lew, feel free to contact me for additional info. Up up, and away!
I just started started taking effexor XR 37.5 and I have been on it for 6 days. But after reading some of the threads, now I'm scared to death and very confused. I am still on tramadol. I think that's the only thing that is helping, until I can get on my opiate therapy. I talked to my doctor about how the tramadol had helped me and brought in a notebook full of abstracts and threads from this post to help her understand that opiates really do help people that have been resistant to conventional AD. I got sent home with 3week supply of Effexor XR. I'm so frustrated. My gut instinct tells me to get on opiate therapy, along with memantine, the amino acid phenlylalanine, and a TCA (I'm thinking amitriptyline, because linkadge has suggested it). Any thoughts on how to get the memantine, because my doctor flat out refuses to even look at the info I brought in. She simply shuts me out and says "no". I know that opiates are the answer for me (no questions asked). But will asking for memantine put up a red flag to her. I hate to be dishonest, but I have to think of my state and the things I know will really help me, and she is so anti-opiate. I know I've got to get off this tramadol and get on something that won't hurt my liver (I know the tramadol isn't good, especially combined with effexor.) I have been lucky enough to find a place that offers opiates with less of the anelgesic stuff that my body doesn't need, so it save your liver. I have given up alcohol, and that's a huge bummer, because I'm so scared my liver is going to give out. Okay, so to consolidate, how do I get memantine, and is amitriptyline really the best choice? Oh, here's a little more confusion to add to the mix. I have extreme problems with anxiety and symptoms of OCD, all brought on by trauma. And I don't have insurance and I'm moving to LA in a couple of months. Please help! I know there are a lot of intelligent people on this sight. So please put on your Thinking Caps!! I really need your insight :) LEW
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