Posted by desolationrower on June 23, 2011, at 23:11:46
In reply to Re: more info » desolationrower, posted by B2chica on June 21, 2011, at 7:49:37
> > this sounds a bit like something i had: i'd have visualization of bad things happening to me, like seeing drill going into my head. I noticed they were strongly reduced by risperdal and other 5ht2 antagonists.
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> EXACTLY!
> i've never talked to Anyone that has had this before. i have tears typing. These have made me feel So alone. and i'm usually told those 'visuals' were psychological not biological just because i have an abuse history.
> i've KNOWN that they're not. in my gut. i Know they are not related. i've had this since i was about 19.
> they do get more frequent under stress but thats about it.glad you found that helpful. by the way, my sister cut herself when she was a teenager, and i sort of think it might be related.
"usually told those 'visuals' were psychological not biological just because i have an abuse history." hearing that would drive me nuts. the psychological IS the biological. Its like saying 'this cd looks very different from how it sounds when you play it" - NO its the same thing, just different paradigm for considering it.
risperidal helped, as did tranylcypromine. it is rare i get them now, on nortriptyline.the common thread seemed to be 5ht2.
> > You seem to get better on pro-convulsive drugs, and worsen on anticonvulsants.
> > I forget the enzymes that metabolized drugs, but if TCAs are typically 'doing nothing' you may need quite high doses. i think there are blood tests for some.
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> These are exactly the types of comments i was hoping for.
> i cant even say thank you so much.
> for that insight.
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> You are Greatly Appreciated...
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> b2c.
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Sometime people (myself included) say a drug did 'nothing' even though it was definately doing 'something', just not anything good or related to one's symptoms.i think amytriptyline and imipramine are the dirtiest TCAs. i'm not sure if they can do blood levels for those
do you include lithium in your mood stabilizer category? it isn't really an anticonvulsant, unlike 'mood stablizers' like valproate, lamotragine, etc.
i don't know much about PTSD. dxs that focus on a cause, instead of symptoms, seem to be more diverse. it seems ot be true for social anxiety, and PTSD. I just remember a lot of conflicting data on if certain receptors are upregulated or downregulated, if certain drugs help, etc.
i personally would probably try a run on a TCA first, then do tranylcypromine, and then tranylcypromine + augmenters like lithium, NAC, etc.
-d/r
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