Posted by JohnX2 on November 11, 2001, at 15:17:43
In reply to Re: discussion on PTSD, learning, plastic - Omeg3, posted by JohnX2 on November 11, 2001, at 15:10:11
PS the supplement DMAE (acetylcholine precursor)
is the worst-case scenario for driving my head
into *screaming pain*. High doses of benadryl
or other anti-cholinergics attenuate the pain
as well as the zyprexa,klonopin,and serzone.I wish those $300/hr doctors could put 2 @ 2
together to get me a good treatment. There is
a very clear pattern in my mind, even with my
limited knowledge of psychopharmacology. I'm
starting to get fed up with debating with them
on my treatment ultimately to walk out the door
with a script I could have chosen myself.Maybe its all psychosomatic, I'm sure they are
thinking...arghhh.
-john>
> Hmm, maybe there is too much off this plastic
> crap in my brain. I believe Serzone made me a
> dummy, but I was a drunk, painless,
> and happy dummy. Its actions must have
> antagonized neuronal plasticitiy.
>
> As a side note, these chronic tension headaches
> I got started 3 weeks after taking large supplements
> of flax-oil and fish oil. The supplements had a substantial
> effect on my mood at 1st , very similar to SSRIS.
> I felt a little tired but much less anxious. One
> day I woke up and BOOM, permanant tension headaches.
> Attenuated when I dropped the flax seed oil, but
> now anything that was an anti-depressant like
> Zoloft,Wellbutrin,and even flax seed oil makes my
> headache worse. Klonopin,Serzone,Zyprexa make things
> better. In fact I have challenged the Zyprexa with
> Wellbutrin and it mitigates the headache an even
> minor dose of Wellbutrin would normally give me.
> I think this is related more to the alpha-1 and
> 5ht-2a antagonism, and somehow indirect the nmda
> receptors. I challenged Klonopin with Zoloft and
> it mitigated Zoloft emotional numbing and side
> effects. Wondering if I should dose Zoloft in
> with the Zyprexa to see if I can wipe out the
> dysthymia. I have no leftovers like the wellbutrin
> to test out, and the doc said no.
>
> Does the omega-3 fish oil affect synaptic plasticity,
> anyone, anyone ?
>
> thanks for any info to help unfoobar me.
> -john
>
> >
> > Somewhat amusing talk about the roots of PTSD,
> > memory encoding, synaptic plasticity.
> > Interestingly in the discussion they specifically
> > cover lamotrigine as a treatment for PTSD. They
> > didn't talk about NMDA antagonists which would also
> > be interesting imho.
> >
> > http://www.psychiatrist.com/supplenet/v61s05/610504.htm#Discussion
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