Posted by SLS on September 24, 2012, at 0:39:33
In reply to ANHEDONIA - Questions and Answers, posted by Trevpr on September 23, 2012, at 17:47:02
> Hello everyone,
Hi.
You are one smart and well-read dude/dudette.
Your treatment alternatives are extremely well chosen, in my opinion. It makes for a good review of what many of us on Psycho-Babble have already proposed as treatments.
I hope you find this forum interesting and helpful enough to stick around for a while. I'm sure your knowledge and perspectives would help a great many people.
- Scott> possible treatments:
>
> STIMLANTS
> Ritalin (Methylphenidate), Dextroamphetamine, Adderall (mixed amphetamine salts), Focalin (Dextromethylphenidate)
>
> DOPAMINE AGONISTS
> Mirapex (Pramipexole), Requip (Ropinirole), Dostinex (Cabergoline), (Apomorphine), (Bromocriptine), (Rotigotine), (Amantadine)
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> ANTIPSYCHOTICS
> Abilify (Aripiprazole), Amisulpride, Sulpride, Zyprexa
>
> SEROTONIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS
> Buspar (Busiprone), Low dose Prozac (Fluoexitine), Remeron, Periactin (Cyproheptadine)
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> DOPAMINE REUPTAKE INHIBITORS
> (Amineptine), To a small extent Wellbutrin (Bupropion)
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> SELECTIVE SEROTONIN REUPTAKE ENCHANCERS
> (Tianeptine)
>
> NOREPINIPHERINE REUPTAKE INHIBITORS
> (Desipramine), (Atomoxetine), Vivactil (Nortryptaline), Wellbutrin (Bupropion)
>
> MAOIs
> Parnate, Nardil, Selegiline, Marplan
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> MOOD STABILIZERS
> Lithium, Lamactil
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> SUPPLEMENTS
> L-Tyrosine, L-Theanine, L-Glutamine, Saint Johns Wort, Phenylethylamine, Levodopa, SAM-E, Saffron, Fish Oil, Magnesium, Zinc, Calcium, Vitamin B Complex, Multivitamins, Vitamin D
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> SEROTONERGICS WHICH HAVE ACTIVATING FEATURES
> Pristiq, Effexor, Various TCAs
>
> OTHER
> Nicotine, Testosterone, Exercise, ETC, rTMS
>
> Preclinical neurobiological studies of anhedonia have primarily targeted neural substrates involved in motivation and reinforcement(want-ing). Across a variety of studies, liking and wanting have been linked to a variety of brain regions, neural circuits and neurotransmitters. These include primarily the neurotransmitter dopamine, norepinepherine, and opioid neuropeptides, sub-cortical structures such as the basal ganglia and striatum (particularly the nucleus accumbens(NAcc),ventral pallidum (VP),ventral tegmental area(VTA),substantia nigra(SN), amygdala and hippocampus), as well as cortical regions such as the ventro medial prefrontal cortex(vmPFC), encompassing aspects of orbital frontal cortex(OFC), anterior cingulated cortex(ACC)and medial prefrontal cortex(mPFC). (http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=8&cad=rja&sqi=2&ved=0CFIQFjAH&url=http%3A%2F%2Fzaldlab.psy.vanderbilt.edu%2Fresources%2FPublications%2Fmtt10nbr.pdf&ei=LppeUM67DOOPiALS0YHAAw&usg=AFQjCNFYaIO2t9JVX_sHcRjpzxUsWbpnVg&sig2=vBu2VN_DFfJTI9lVWS34Ig)
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> QUESTIONS
> 1.) Has anyone here had remission from anhedonic symptoms? If so, how? What was it like? How long did it take before remission?
> 2.) Anyone have any experience with the beforementioned treatments? Any of them help anhedonic symptoms?
> 3.) Has anyone gotten their sex drive back after having it absent for months? Did it come back fully?
> 4.) Anyone have any advice on treating anhedonia?
>
> Let's have a discussion about this!
>
Some see things as they are and ask why.
I dream of things that never were and ask why not.- George Bernard Shaw
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