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Posted by Fred Potter on April 3, 2001, at 18:55:11
Has anyone tried things like Piracetam for lifting depression, gaining confidence etc? I'm talking about Nootropics. I'll be trying Piracetam soon so I can let you know my experience
Fred
Posted by SalArmy4me on April 15, 2001, at 8:14:08
In reply to Racetams, posted by Fred Potter on April 3, 2001, at 18:55:11
Before you try something that may not be proven to help your depression and could give you horrible side-effects, consider one of these:
Nefazodone - great for sleep; no sexual dysfunction; no anticholinergics side-effects.
Lamotrigine - good side-effect profile; most antidepressant properties of the anticonvulsants
Carbamazepine - less side effects than Lithium or divalproex sodium
Topiramate - the newest mood-stabilizer; it promotes weight loss
Desipramine - the least side-effects of all the Tricyclics; one of the SNRIs
High-dose Venlafaxine - at higher doses Venlafaxine affects more chemicals than SSRIs.
Buspirone - an effective antidepressant and anxiolytic at high doses.
Dopamine Agonists - Pramipexole has two studies on it (I took it).
"Power Combinations" - Remeron + Effexor; Wellbutrin + Remeron, Remeron + Prozac
Augmentation of anything you have tried before with Lithium, Pindolol, or Buspar (I take pindolol).
Foreign medications to the US: the RIMA Moclobemide; Reboxetine; Amisulpride, etc
Atypical Neuroleptics/Antipsychotics with antidepressant properties: Risperidone, Olanzapine, Seroquel, GEODON
Provigil - a stimulant that is possibly effective
Irreversable MAOIs - Phenelzine, Tranylcypromine. Extremely Effective.
MAOI-B - Selegiline, an antidepressant almost comparable to Phenelzine.
I hope that gives you hope!
> Has anyone tried things like Piracetam for lifting depression, gaining confidence etc? I'm talking about Nootropics. I'll be trying Piracetam soon so I can let you know my experience
> Fred
Posted by Fred Potter on April 16, 2001, at 17:08:03
In reply to Put the Piracetam on hold » Fred Potter, posted by SalArmy4me on April 15, 2001, at 8:14:08
Thanks that's a great list. Will file it away for future reference
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