Posted by Novelagent on March 4, 2012, at 13:58:00
In reply to Treatment for damage to the Insula?, posted by TriedEveryMedication on February 28, 2012, at 22:48:15
Emsam, 1 gram twice daily of CDP Choline, galantamine, just off the top of my head...> According to an MRI, I have some sort of ischemic damage to my Insula. The source of the damage is unknown, perhaps a fetal stroke, or something.
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> Supposedly, this part of the brain is involved in social functions, mood regulation, attention regulation, cognition and other things.
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> I have deficits in all these areas, some somewhat weird surprising to my shrink. For instance, for some memory tests, I scored very low, but for others, I scored perfect or almost perfect - very high percentiles.
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> Anyway, my shrink says SSRIs are typically given for damage in this area. I have not done to well on SSRIs, though.
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> Are there any other possibilities that I could bring up to my doctor when I see him next? I see this part of the brain is receptive to some psychedelics, but that is probably way out of the question. Anything legal that affects the same receptors?
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> Thank you.
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