Posted by SLS on May 19, 2015, at 15:48:10
In reply to Re: Memantine (Namenda) makes me feel worse. » SLS, posted by Tomatheus on May 19, 2015, at 14:47:58
> My anergic depression became worse when I took memantine, but I wouldn't say I gave the medication a fair trial. I think I only stayed on it for perhaps three or four days. I didn't want to keep taking memantine because of the effect that it seemed to have on me.
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> TomatheusThanks. I deteriorated rather quickly the first time I tried memantine. I managed to get through one week before discontinuing it. I am afraid to take it again, but I am desperate. My doctor wants to move in the direction of brain stumulation treatments for me. I can't think of anything left to try. I will say this, though. If cariprazine comes out, I will attempt to use it to substitute for Abilify. Cariprazine is more selective for D3 receptors as a partial agonist. It might treat the negative symptoms of schizophrenia along with depressive disorders more robustly than Abilify.
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