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Posted by rovers95 on April 26, 2019, at 16:05:18
Hi
Been away from this board for a while. Riluzole was great for anxiety and depression back in 2006..I remember it taking a while to kick in and I had to go to 150mg a day.
Anyway I'm back on it now at 200mg, but would be grateful for any shared experiences of how it works/worked for them.
Regards
Rover
Posted by rjlockhart37 on April 27, 2019, at 20:30:34
In reply to Riluzole/Rilutek Experiences, posted by rovers95 on April 26, 2019, at 16:05:18
i wish i could give you a good awnser... i searched links to experiences, i searched google for riluzole and the only thing close to reveiws of it were scientific studies, and ratings from people. It look like a unique medication, in it's ability to have an antidepressant effect, along with anxiety
Glutamate blocker and unique profile on it's actions. I wish i could find you experiences on it but google is pretty dry, have to login to medical websites for studies
Posted by rovers95 on April 30, 2019, at 7:36:21
In reply to Re: Riluzole/Rilutek Experiences, posted by rjlockhart37 on April 27, 2019, at 20:30:34
> i wish i could give you a good awnser... i searched links to experiences, i searched google for riluzole and the only thing close to reveiws of it were scientific studies, and ratings from people. It look like a unique medication, in it's ability to have an antidepressant effect, along with anxiety
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> Glutamate blocker and unique profile on it's actions. I wish i could find you experiences on it but google is pretty dry, have to login to medical websites for studiesThanks, I was able to look back on my experiences here from Feb 2007 onwards; seems it pulled me out of a hole in about 6 weeks. I actually seem to be feeling better on it already (fingers crossed); such that it has had a notable impact on my anxiety and rumination - I'm on day 6 at 200mg.
Posted by rovers95 on May 2, 2019, at 5:53:12
In reply to Re: Riluzole/Rilutek Experiences - day 6, posted by rovers95 on April 30, 2019, at 7:36:21
Trying to keep a record of this for future reference.
Day 8 - still a noticeable reduction in anxiety and improved sleep. Still got some noise sensitivity and ringing in ears. Certainly less worries and a bit more motivation, although still feeling a bit flat.
From what I read/remember it takes time for the AD effects to materialise; I think the anti-anxiety effects appear more quickly. I'm taking it with 15mg memantine, which already had a good impact on my anxiety (less so mood).
Posted by rovers95 on May 5, 2019, at 3:53:01
In reply to Re: Riluzole/Rilutek Experiences - day 8, posted by rovers95 on May 2, 2019, at 5:53:12
I'm not sure this is helping my depression now/yet. Mood has been bad yesterday after a good start, sleep has worsened a bit too. In retrospect my anxiety is much lessened. Fingers crossed for some more progress this next week.p
Posted by rovers95 on May 9, 2019, at 4:44:49
In reply to Re: Riluzole/Rilutek Experiences - day 11, posted by rovers95 on May 5, 2019, at 3:53:01
> I'm not sure this is helping my depression now/yet. Mood has been bad yesterday after a good start, sleep has worsened a bit too. In retrospect my anxiety is much lessened. Fingers crossed for some more progress this next week.p
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>So I think this is working for generalised anxiety and a bit for racing thoughts. Last night I had a panic attack but came round again, just stressing myself out about things going on in my life. Was able to go out drinking with friends on Sunday and wasn't depressed Monday so that's a positive I think.
Talking to myself a bit here, but want a record of progress on riluzole to look back on. Appreciate this board isn't as active now as it has been, but would appreciate input from phidippus, mogger, or anyone else who has experience with this drug.
Posted by rovers95 on May 13, 2019, at 4:52:48
In reply to Re: Riluzole - day 15 - phidippus/mogger, posted by rovers95 on May 9, 2019, at 4:44:49
> > I'm not sure this is helping my depression now/yet. Mood has been bad yesterday after a good start, sleep has worsened a bit too. In retrospect my anxiety is much lessened. Fingers crossed for some more progress this next week.p
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>Dare I say it, I think this is beginning to work. Was able to have a good time out on the beers yesterday and have stopped obsessing over my ex and feel like I'm moving forward with my life. Also I'm starting to look forward to the next day and doing my work. Fingers crossed.
> So I think this is working for generalised anxiety and a bit for racing thoughts. Last night I had a panic attack but came round again, just stressing myself out about things going on in my life. Was able to go out drinking with friends on Sunday and wasn't depressed Monday so that's a positive I think.
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> Talking to myself a bit here, but want a record of progress on riluzole to look back on. Appreciate this board isn't as active now as it has been, but would appreciate input from phidippus, mogger, or anyone else who has experience with this drug.
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Posted by SLS on May 14, 2019, at 8:52:57
In reply to Re: Riluzole - day 19 - progress?, posted by rovers95 on May 13, 2019, at 4:52:48
:-)
- Scott
Posted by rovers95 on May 14, 2019, at 16:01:09
In reply to Re: Riluzole - day 19 - progress? » rovers95, posted by SLS on May 14, 2019, at 8:52:57
> :-)
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> - ScottThanks Scott, not out of the woods yet by any stretch of the imagination. But I have some interest in work/life now which can only be a positive thing.
Posted by rovers95 on May 16, 2019, at 2:03:25
In reply to Re: Riluzole - day 19 - progress?, posted by rovers95 on May 14, 2019, at 16:01:09
Improving I think, last night and today I have a greater sense of calm and also well-being. My sleep has improved a lot (better continuity, no dreams) which is my norm and I think an indicator that this is going to work for me in the long run. Fingers crossed.
Posted by rovers95 on May 20, 2019, at 7:05:07
In reply to Re: Riluzole - day 22 - progress?, posted by rovers95 on May 16, 2019, at 2:03:25
> Improving I think, last night and today I have a greater sense of calm and also well-being. My sleep has improved a lot (better continuity, no dreams) which is my norm and I think an indicator that this is going to work for me in the long run. Fingers crossed.
I'm not sure with this. Problem is I've started drinking alcohol on weekends and using phenibut again, which causes mood instability in me. So I don't really know what my baseline would be to compare too. Today I feel pretty good, but when I go into phenibut withdrawal I'll feel worse.
When my (bipolar) depression and anxiety is at its worst I get ringing in my ears. I'm still having some days of that. Aiming to stop drinking for a month or so and cut down on the phenibut; that way I can see what's happening to me.
In this study it took 5 weeks before they started seeing effects of riluzole for bipolar depression; so I think I will hang on in there and hope I can get back to my old self. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0006322304012259
I'm taking with memantine (15mg) as my anxiety/mania responds well to that.
Posted by rovers95 on May 24, 2019, at 3:29:16
In reply to Re: Riluzole - day 26 - not sure?, posted by rovers95 on May 20, 2019, at 7:05:07
I don't think this is having the effect I'd hoped. Had a horrible night's sleep. As I mentioned; using phenibut and drinking seems has destabilised me a bit so need to knock that on the head and get back on an even keel to see where I'm at.
Posted by Ruuudy on June 16, 2019, at 1:14:09
In reply to Re: Riluzole - day 30 - not sure?, posted by rovers95 on May 24, 2019, at 3:29:16
Howdy Rover95,
How's it goin'?
I'm hoping that you have been doing so well that you just haven't felt the need to visit the Babble!Please give us an update, if you would.
Much appreciated!
Rudy
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