Posted by SLS on January 13, 2013, at 21:22:26
In reply to Re: just filled Minocycline-SLS » jono_in_adelaide, posted by Phillipa on January 13, 2013, at 20:03:43
It is possible that you needed to start at a lower dosage. I do know someone for whom 100 mg/day was too much to start with. This person experienced anxiety and agitation at first. I experienced dizziness. Perhaps it would be instructive to think of minocycline as a psychotropic that just happens to have antibiotic properties - just as amantadine can be considered to be an antiparkinsonian with antiviral properties. Remember, iproniazid was an antitubercular agent before it was discovered to be a psychotropic as well. If you do decide to try minocycline, perhaps you can start at 50 mg/day.
I have no reason to believe that minocycline would help you. However, I have no reason to believe that it wouldn't.
Because anxiety is a major component of your condition, you might want to consider prazosin if you are looking for an unconventional, but otherwise benign treatment. Prazosin is a drug that you must start at 1 mg/day given at night to avoid dizziness. I currently take 15 mg/day as 5 mg t.i.d.
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