Posted by JohnL on October 17, 2000, at 20:02:39
In reply to Re: lots of questions for JohnL, posted by nhgrandma on October 17, 2000, at 9:47:42
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> > The best I've found for apathetic depression and for social anxiety is the combo of Amisulpride+Adrafinil. Either alone is very good, but the two together are really special. At least for me anyway. The things I like best about either of these meds is that they are far tamer than the meds our doctors give us, and yet far more effective. That never ceases to amaze me. Paxil for example is a heavy duty med compared to Adrafinil or Amisulpride, and yet either of the latter work so much better than Paxil for me. And yet they seem almost as tame as vitamins.
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> Is Adrafinil worth the out-of-pocket expense? Would combining it with .5 mg Klonopin help? Do Drs. usually give their blessing on its use? Is there any corelation between sudafed and adrafinil? If sudafed makes my heart race, would the same happen with Adrafinil? ThanksHowdy nhgrandma! Haven't seen you in a while.
Ok. Is Adrafinil worth the expense? Well, to me, yeah. I mean, I think it's 40 tablets for about $25, and I take one a day, so a month and a half at $25. Pretty good.I see no problem combining it with Klonopin.
A doctor is highly unlikely to give his blessings on it, because he's probably never heard of it. The closest thing is Modafinil, which most doctors wouldn't be too familiar with anyway. Even though they are supposedly similar, and you can get Modafinil in USA, they are totally different. I hated Modafinil. Though Adrafinil is common in Europe, it isn't available in the USA except by mailorder. When I spoke to the folks that ship it, they said there are hundreds of customers in the USA, but they all must mailorder it.
I don't know much about Sudafed. I know the racing heart feeling you're talking about though. Adrafinil doesn't do that. As a matter of fact, most people who take Adrafinil don't feel anything at all. It's only after a week to a month that they start becoming more active, motivated, socially more talkative, and socially comfortable. But there is none of the speedy feeling like Sudafed or too much coffee or whatever. A rare side effect is listed as 'inner tension', but it is rare, and when it happens it is usually early in treatment and goes away after a week or so generally. But the racing heart feeling....no.
Is the nh for New Hampshire? If so, where in New Hampshire?
John
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