Posted by SLS on September 4, 2001, at 0:10:47
In reply to Re: Got Research? SalArmy4me » mila, posted by SalArmy4me on September 3, 2001, at 15:44:09
> I personally do not believe that psychotropic medications cause any permanent damage to any bodily systems, having been on 27 different psychotropic drugs in huge doses with combinations--and still I retain perfect health and intelligence.
I'm not sure I agree with you, Sal.It's late, and I don't have time to produce documentation, but antidepressants can produce long-lasting changes in receptor function. This is why some people fail to respond again to a drug that they had previously been exposed to. Were this not true, I would be living happily afterafter taking Parnate and desipramine. Tardive dyskinesia represents another expample.
Dreaming?
Parnate is known to greatly suppress REM sleep. The first few time I tried it, I did not dream at all. Upon discontinuation, I would experience rebound REM to the point where I would dream with my eyes open in a half-asleep, half-awake state. Now, Parnate 120mg + desipramine 300mg seems to have no suppressive effect on dreaming and discontinuation produces no rebound REM. This is probably not a very good sign.
- Scott
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