Posted by Escapee on January 26, 2016, at 18:11:32
In reply to Re: ALL OK » Escapee, posted by Tomatheus on January 26, 2016, at 16:26:36
> Escapee,
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> Thank you for sharing how your appointment with your pdoc went. So, are you currently taking isocarboxazid, along with amitriptyline and nootropics? Also, if you don't mind me asking, what nootropics are you currently taking? And what do they seem to help with?
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> Enough questions from me, though. I'm glad to hear that you could tell your pdoc that you were feeling better. Take care.
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> TomatheusHi Tomatheus. Yes I've increased the isocarboxazid from 110.5 to 140mg/day which has really helped increase my mood. Kept the amitryptyline at 150mg/day. Its the isocarboxazid I wanted increased and the 150mg amitryptyline to stay at 150mg/day. He agreed to both. I cant thank him enough! He did say i seem to tolerate isocarboxazid alot!
Also kept the 300mg/day bupropion and clonazepam stayed at 4mg/day (been on that dose nearly 10yrs! It seems to be one of the less "more-ish" benzos going and once you are at your peak level you can stay there indefinitely. BUT that seems to only apply to Social anxiety. GAD & Panic disorder sufferers apparently dont have this levelling out effect and are more likely to develope tolerance/withdrawal symptoms. And the 250mg quetiapine also stayed the same. I am curious as to how much quetiapine is adding to the mood lift. I may try dropping a dose or 2 just to see what effect that has.
Nootropics? Well I have experimented with several. Piracetam is slightly mind clearing, Aniracetam is both calming and slightly psychostim. Penylpiracetam is very stimulating and can cause tolerance. Tried a few small doses then ditched it. Oxiracetam, a metabolite of aniracetam is mildly stimulating, with a clear mind, increased memory recall & quicker thinking. ALSO antidressive! The other 2 I always take is citicoline & alpha-GPC, both of which are acetylcholine precursors and citicoline is mildly stimulating itself.These 2 precursors also have an important role if u taking racetams, which use up acetylcholine stores so u need a precursor. Choline bitartrate is very poorly absorbed.
I've also found Siberian ginseng a great motivator if u dont use caffein.
Just for those interested, acetylcholine is a neuro transmitter which seems to 'tune' the brain to work harder, especially for thinking & memory, something many SA sufferers like myself have poor cognition. And as it 'wakes' the brain up it is stimulating, but no change in heart rate or bp. Helps my SA when I cant think of anything to say! lolSorry for the long ramble or if I wrote anything not clear enough. For nootropics simply wiki them. But you will struggle to find any research on isocarboxazid.
Escapee.
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