Posted by Ritch on May 3, 2003, at 0:30:06
In reply to Memantine (Axura), posted by Eddie Sylvano on May 2, 2003, at 16:08:29
> Has anyone had any experience with this drug? It's currently used for dementia, glaucoma, pain relief, and drug addiction. I wonder if the glutamate induced damage it addresses has any hand in depressive "dementia." Overseas health sites seem to be hawking it as an anti-aging tool.
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> curious? http://www.memantine.com/index.htmThanks for that link! I would be greatly interested in trying Memantine with my current anticonvulsants and fish oil for bipolar depressive episodes. I liked the animation showing the calcium channel blocking action at the NMDA receptor.
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