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Posted by inanimate peanut on February 15, 2010, at 6:09:58
I thought I had a breakthrough. I found something in which I must find a little pleasure in (after all I stay up late past when I should be sleeping to do it when I normally hide in bed at any excuse) and I look forward to it when I awake in the morning. This could be a sign that I can experience pleasure. Or, it could be a sign that I'm addicted-- it's all I think about-- It's all I want to stay home and do 24/7. So my question is that-- is this a possible improvement of my anhedionia (with the Mirapex) or just a masking it with an addiction? Nothing else in my life has changed. I still take no pleasure in anything else nor do I have any motivation for anything but this.
Posted by Phillipa on February 16, 2010, at 11:07:54
In reply to Addiction/Anhedonia-- is it meds or nothing, posted by inanimate peanut on February 15, 2010, at 6:09:58
I answered on meds but I'm reading it differently on social and not sure what you mean could you explain? Phillipa
Posted by sigismund on February 21, 2010, at 4:14:56
In reply to Addiction/Anhedonia-- is it meds or nothing, posted by inanimate peanut on February 15, 2010, at 6:09:58
I started reading Stephen Stahl's Essential Psychopharmacology before I gave up in disgust.
What's this masking an addiction business?
As opposed, I imagine, to correcting a chemical imbalance?
I prefer what my psych said....the opiate receptor is the devil's receptor, and any useful AD would feel like amphetamine or cocaine.
What a surprise not to be patronised.(We're just in the historical soup is all.)
It's the attempt to make a silk purse out of a sows ear.
There are success stories, I've heard of them myself.It's awful having to try to figure all this out.
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