Posted by Horned One on June 8, 2008, at 10:20:38
In reply to Re: Any doctors in UK prescribe dexedrine??, posted by West on June 7, 2008, at 19:34:15
>Really? That's brilliant news. Questions 1) can you describe the effects (positive and negative)and 2)what is the likelihood of getting prescribed it WITH clonazepam (i assume it's quite
activating) - is relatively exotic stuff like this the preserve of the 'progressive' psychiatrist? Maybe you could even mention your pdoc - did you say youwere in Leeds?At high doses, Parnate was the most powerful stimulant I've ever taken (out of Ritalin, cocaine, amphetamine, phentermine, bupropion). So how does it help anxiety? One person described it as making him feel like a boxer getting psyched up for the fight. He found it gave him the energy and the oomph to tackle situations he would normally be afraid of and enjoy them. I found it gave me a 'buzzing' feeling and just generally made me feel more alive and productive.
On the downside, in the first week I felt like killing myself (but I've had this from other antidepressants too). This went away when I increased the dose to 40mg, and I started to like it very much. The stimulant effect tended to wear off in the afternoon - a phenomenon known among users as 'the Parnate slump'. I used to take an extra 20-30mg in the afternoon to overcome this effect. In the end I was taking 80-120mg a day, even though I was only prescribed 30mg. My pdoc took me off it after three months because he wasn't prepared to raise the dose beyond 30mg (higher doses are routinely used in the US). He was a horrible man and I wouldn't wish him on my worst enemy. Maybe he was progressive in the way he thought medication would play no part in the treatment of psychiatric disorders in the future (does this mean he thinks psychiatrists are becoming redundant?!) - I had to persuade him to give me anything, but I've had various MAOIs from two different pdocs. I've found them fairly reluctant to prescribe MAOIs, but because I've tried nearly everything else they were willing to relent. My old pdoc was Dr. Walker, and my new one is Dr. Burton. They are both based at West Park Hospital in Darlington. According to Google Earth it's just up the A167 from Northallerton.
It might be especially hard to get prescriptions for clonazepam because it's not licensed as an anxiolytic here. I did manage to get a GP to prescribe it off-label, but in time the other doctors put a stop to that. By the time I was taking Parnate I was getting my supply of clonazepam entirely from online pharmacies...
Amisulpride doesn't have any noradrenergic activity AFAIK, so it isn't as good for focus as Ritalin. I thought it felt more like a small dose of an opiate in the beginning. I was prescribed 200mg in hospital (for psychosis), but I managed to get that reduced to 50mg p.r.n as an outpatient. I've stopped taking it over the last few days because I don't think it's doing anything any more. I've been on it about six months now.
Any more questions just ask.
-Horny
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