Posted by Horned One on June 7, 2008, at 18:16:57
In reply to Re: Any doctors in UK prescribe dexedrine??, posted by West on June 7, 2008, at 17:06:34
>This is unbelievable. We are arguably at a higher risk of losing our lives than cancer patients.
I know. It's ridiculous that prescriptions are witheld in preference for psychological therapies, especially when they take so long. CBT was useless for me too.
>Parnate is i think discontinued here. I don't know why, tried googling it but got nothing. Nardil hits GABA which I need.
Parnate is still available here (as generic tranylcypromine) http://www.bnf.org/bnf/bnf/55/3346.htm?q=%22tranylcypromine%22#_hit. There are studies showing that it actually lowers GABA, in contrast to Nardil. I did find it useful (in combination with clonazepam) for my mood and anxiety. Nardil is the only MAOI I haven't taken, and that's because of the side effect profile. I think the combination of Parnate and a benzo is 'cleaner' and more tolerable than Nardil.
>Strangely, half a zopiclone got me out of the flat for a run in the park the other day (At 10pm)
I sometimes take a little bit of zopiclone during the day for the same reason. Benzos usually have an activating effect in me.
>That said i've never been under the thumb of real benzodiazepine dependance except for last summer when i had a rebound anxiety after taking one lorazepam everyday for a month.
I was addicted to clonazepam for years, but the docs just stopped my prescriptions one day, and I went to hell. The whole argument about benzo addiction is that they have a hellish withdrawal syndrome, so why deliberately cause such suffering?! I wasn't given a Valium taper, and I was even refused a Librium taper by the drug addiction unit I went to. Had I been a Heroin addict though, I'd have got a script for methadone and application form for benefits no messing. As it was, my doctor expected me to be fit for work after two weeks.
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