Posted by owensmar on August 25, 2004, at 23:03:46
In reply to Re: To Scott » owensmar, posted by iris2 on August 25, 2004, at 18:00:03
Irene,
In reply to your post:
> I also had an experience specifically with >amineptine where it worked wonders the first >time and I had to go off of it because of >another disease. When I tried again (as you did) >a few months later nothing, and tried again >after a >year or so and still nothing.
Amineptine is one of the ADs I've been toying with the idea of trying. Also tianeptine. I believe the brand names are Survector and Stablon, respectively. I've read a little about milnaciprin as well which would be great since I've recently been told I probably have fibromyalgia.
I am working with a P-doc though I am switching to a new one - first appointment is Sept. 2. (I'm switching because while the first guy is very nice he seems to spend most of my appointment time flipping through his PDR to see if my side effects are valid, i.e. listed in his book. He also has ADHD and can never remember from one appointment to the next what my situation is. No offense to him -I actually like him a lot but I need to feel my doc is able to give me his sustained concentrated attention while I'm there.
Anyway, I'm sure he'd be glad to write me a script for either the amineptine or tianeptine or whichever if I asked so I could order online legitimately. Problem is, who do you trust (re online vendors, I mean)? How did you determine a reputable source? Or do you live somewhere it's not an issue?
ANd of course there's alway duloxetine. I'd planned to ask the new P-doc to start me on that. I know, though, that dopamine is a big issue for me in that I'm missing there big time. My brain's reward system has been on strike for years now.
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> I do find that even among those that have a >great understanding of the chemical changes meds >make that there is generally not a great amount >of being able to link that knowledge to >prescribing decisions. I know a little bit and >I hope you are aware of this, not a lot. This >is just not an exact science.Yeah, I posted somewhere else that I felt like a science experiment that just wouldn't come out right. It gets very discouraging.
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>I hope you’re in a better place soon. I am not >functioning at all. Except I do not want to die >all of the time anymore either.
>I understand exactly. I function but it takes so much effort every day just to go through the motions of living.
Sending motivation and zest for life through the airwaves to you (at least I would if I had any).
Marsha
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