Posted by bleauberry on January 18, 2010, at 18:17:30
In reply to Re: Scott » bleauberry, posted by SLS on January 17, 2010, at 12:32:33
Scott, ok so LDN has been mentioned. I'll explain it a bit better here.
But I also wanted to bring up a topic that was mentioned before. It has been combined with Effexor, Duloxetine, Wellbutrin, Paxil, and Luvox without problems but remarkable benefits. Also goes very well with Pindolol, Risperdal, or Zyprexa. Case studies, small studies, open studies, patient forums. The drug I'm talking about is Milnacipran. Savella in USA. There is something very different about this med. To simply categorize something as a SSRI or SNRI, and Savella is a SNRI, doesn't do this med justice. There is something else going on with it.
LDN is pretty simple. Get the doc to prescribe 1.5mg and give him the phone number of your chosen compounding pharmacy you can get at an LDN homepage. Several good sites out there now and many choices in pharmacies and fillers too. Simply take 1.5mg at bedtime. People work up to a max dose of 4.5mg. For me, I need less than 1.5mg, so I empty a 1.5mg capsule and make my own custome sizes.
Do some reading on it when you get a chance. I know you don't have MS or Lupus or Chrons or autoimmune diseases, which is what LDN is really good for, but you and me are looking for the endorphins. At just one week I can tell something is going on, because for the first time in years I don't feel chilled and cold all the time. Mood is still mostly down and fluctuates, but at random sporadic moments during a day it will actually get good, and then bad again. It's early. I have dosage experimenting to do. But there is really something going on rather impressive, considering it's only 1/50th of a normal dose. Who would have ever thought the the smaller the dose the better? Smile. It is so backwards from the way you and I have always been trained.
Milnacipran.
LDN.
Both fine with your current meds.
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