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Stimulant switch.

Posted by MightyKondrian on December 28, 2018, at 13:16:47

After 3 months on Ritalin I've come to the conclusion thats its not really a mood drug for me. It might have even worsenen depression and anxiety in the long run.
Seen doc today. Found out that Parnate is extremely hard to get on in the UK now. Not only does it take heaps of paperwork (so I'm told) but the current price is £10 per pill. I'm NHS so they certainly aren't going to want to pay for that! What's that, at least £40 per day? So thats a big no.
I also been on Phenelzine now for 2 yrs. Half that time on 120mg. I asked surely its pointless? I've felt it do nothing since I restarted it. He said it will be doing something. I mean, do it's actions stay the same long term whether it poops out or not? Does it still inhibit MAO to the same degree whether you feel it or not, or poops out? Can MAO build a tolerance to Nardil's inhibition (forget GABA for now)? If not, and inhibition is its main function then what else is going on? The mystery of psychopharmacology. Nobody really knows. A jigsaw with missing pieces.

So anyway I'm to start D-amphetamine (Dexedrine?) in place of the Ritalin starting next weds. today I drop from 15 to 10mg. Well I have to to make it last till next week. Cant afford a stim crash even a mild one. Now he said start on 2.5mg. I laughed. (I used to take 1/2g hits of the stuff). But after checking some Ritalin-amphetamine equivalent dose charts the best source says 10mg Ritalin = 3.75mg D-amphetamine. Does that sound about right?


Phenelzine 120mg, clonazepam 4mg, bupropion 300mg, amitryptyline 100mg, quetiapine 75mg, methylphenidate 10mg, + several nootropics.


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