Posted by undopaminergic on April 16, 2008, at 18:59:04
In reply to how long until you noticed effect from amantadine?, posted by iforgotmypassword on April 16, 2008, at 3:56:51
> need to know. :(
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> two doses already taken. (same day, b.i.d.) don't really notice that i took anything.
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> ugh...
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> i may have woken up earlier, but i did this a few nights/mornings ago anyway i think... not likely notable... may have stopped wakeful bruxing, but sometimes i do anyway...
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> still feel like a rock.From the prescribing information:
"If there is no improvement in a few days, or if medication appears less effective after a few weeks, discuss with a physician.""SYMMETREL has an onset of action usually within 48 hours."
I tried it several times, for maybe 1-3 weeks at a time, and it always failed, except at one time when I had been taking it for one or two days. I developed a kind of intense high that I assume was similar to mania or hypomania - I was feeling very well, except that the intensity of the flight of ideas was rather incapacitating. It's the only time that has ever happened to me, and I've never managed to repeat my success with amantadine. I suspect memantine is a more reliable agent - it's very closely related in structure.
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