Posted by g_g_g_unit on May 21, 2009, at 6:05:55
In reply to Re: Please, quick explanation?, posted by desolationrower on May 21, 2009, at 4:36:28
certain facets of my cognition have improved, but yeah short-term memory's a pain. interesting to see it's impact on ocd as well, because with a suffering working memory i am more likely to engage in ruminations/compulsions, given that the neutralizing effect those actions have ends up rather short lived. i'll try and get through that study you posted to get a better understanding of the drug's mechanism. browsing through mindandmuscle's archives, i came across one poster who theorized that the initial fogginess might be accounted for by the drug's antagonist effect on nACHr - an effect which the brain grows desensitized to extremely quickly (hence the necessity for longer time periods to see the drug's full effect, as well as why the drug performed poorly in single-dose trials on healthy subjects).
i guess i am just a bit worried because i am sick of trying to figure out what's wrong with my brain; memantine was meant to be my final shot at at least achieving baseline (i.e. being able to hold down a job i enjoy). i also just feel kinda down in general, which can no doubt be pegged to only having being off Nardil for about 2 weeks.
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