Posted by Optimist on October 10, 2005, at 21:48:01
In reply to Re: Selegiline DLPA update » Optimist, posted by KaraS on October 8, 2005, at 14:35:50
Hi Kara,
Yes, I did have some luck with Wellbutrin. I was taking at the end 450mg a day of the SR, and noticed an improvement with energy, keeping my room clean, etc... I'll have to look at some of my old posts regarding it's efficacy. I don't think it was a real heavy hitter in terms of AD effect, although I did get a good jump on it when I first started it, which I heard is not all uncommon. Many people get a big stimulant effect the first couple weeks I've read.
Yes I have checked out the Mucuna thread, and have researched it in the past. I was trying to find some in the area where I lived before with no avail, then gave up when I started Parnate due to the MAOi restrictions. Honestly though I think the restrictions are highly over-rated, at least for me. I started out very carefully, but after much experimentation I realized I could eat old cheddar cheese, tap beer, soya sauce, sausage, tyrosine, and caffeine with hardly any change in blood pressure. I have a bp cuff at home and would regularily check it after a meal. That was at 100mg Parnate a day which is a pretty hefty dose.
I think I've abandoned the DLPA for now as it's causing a little too much anxiety for my liking with little to no benefits. The 5mg of Selegiline is very mild and I hardly if at all notice I'm taking anything.
I'm sorta weighing my options now, and wondering what future course I should take. I'm currently doing not too badly at the moment but am scared s-less for when november comes when I usually spiral downwards for no apparent reason. I have no prior life events during this time that would predispose me to these depressions, but a 10 year pattern indicats that it will most likely happen again. November and may seem to be my worst months of the year for whatever reason.
Perhaps some lithium, and adding wellbutrin again, or lithium and parnate combined would be better. I'm thinking lithium's hyperglycemic tendency may cancel out parnate's hypoglycemic properties. We'll see
Or lithium/parnate/wellbutrin, or lithium/parnate/dextroamphetamine. That would probably be a while down the road as I believe going one med at a time to determine efficacy is better, then adjusting with add-ons later as needed.
Brian
> Motivation is the hardest part - esp. if you want it without increased irritability. I can't seem to get that even with stimulants. Caffeine is the only thing that has helped me in that respect. Didn't you have some luck in the past with Wellbutrin? Have you checked out the Macuna Pruriens discussion on this board now?
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