Posted by bleauberry on July 14, 2008, at 17:03:01
In reply to Bleuberry Question, posted by Mike_Cohen_2 on July 14, 2008, at 16:26:10
I'm not suggesting stay away from NE drugs, but rather certain mechanisms of NE drugs. The inhibitors...maybe a good thing...they interupt the feedback loops and slow down NE firing. The NE releasers (Remeron, Buspar, amphetamines, slight effects from antipsychotics), different story. They just shoot out more NE and fuel the fire. Pure theory on my part, and of course a very general one that does not apply universally.
I don't know much about Lyrica. A girl at work takes it for FM pain. She was tired the first week or so, has gained some weight, says it works good some days and not so good others. Her symptom is pain. Other than that, I just go by what people here have to say.
Buspar at your lower dose might be worth a retry. I don't agree with doctors increasing a dose just because you're supposed to. Take whatever dose works and forget about what size it is. I don't agrue with results or try to figure them out.
I just heard back from Aurapharm. They have lots of complaints of a two week period end of June. The meds left the country then disappeared. USPS never saw them. They refunded my payment and are reshipping for free. They are investigating what happened, as I am not the only one who lost their shipment in that timeframe. Pretty good service.
> Are you suggesting that possibly a drug such as Cymbalta or Effexor which inhibit norepi might be better for me? Or were you saying to stay away from those drugs, i.e. don't mess with Norepi ?
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> Also, while I have you hear, what are your thoughts on Lyrica, I see it's approved for neuropathic pain, but also got FDA approval for GAD. I hear it can be sedating and I have a bottle of it here 50mg tabs that one doc Rx'd me a while back, but I didn't stick with him and never took it. My Psych doc. pretty much gives me what I want if I can provide her supporting literature. We work together, which is what I love about her.
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> Lastly, let me ask your thoughts on this. The first two weeks while titrating up on the Buspar I was feeling anxiety free, this was at 7.5mg bid, well the doc wanted me higher, so I noticed the increase in anxiety which I know can occur when titrating the drug, so I dismissed it. But I got to 15mg T.I.D and have felt like sht while going up. Would you think going back to 7.5mg is worth a shot as I havn't dosed today at all. Thanks as always for your support.... BTW, I got my Stablon from Aurapharm and it came within 2 weeks.
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> Gary
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