Posted by JohnX2 on April 7, 2002, at 18:55:50
In reply to Re: Memantine Confusion: JohnL and/or AndrewB- » Jodeye, posted by Hollywood Jerry on April 7, 2002, at 18:47:26
This is most definately odd.John
> > > > Just curious,
> > >
> > > Has your doctor prescribed stimulants for you in the past, and if so what has been the outcome?
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > John
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > 33 years ago I tried biphetamine which I had to discontinue due to anxiety and hair loss. It really jolted me out of my state of mutism though. I'm not sure how biphetamine compares to todays stimulants.
> >
> > I guess what I really want to know is what *tidbit* prompted AndrewB to ask his doctor for a trial of memantine to prevent Adderall tolerance.
> >
> > --Jodeye
>
> I don't want to take words from his mouth, but from discussions with him, he was taking the memantine before taking Adderall for its other medicinal values (neuroprotection, etc). He had mentioned that in the past he couldn't tolerate Adderall because of poop-out. When it came to light that the memantine may help with amphetamine tolerance, he restarted the Adderall and found that Adderall (amphetamine salts) no longer "pooped-out". This was my understanding.
>
> John
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