Posted by zeugma on October 31, 2004, at 19:54:19
In reply to no more Cymbalta for now » zeugma, posted by karaS on October 31, 2004, at 16:32:17
> > You're welcome. Your questions are also helpful to me. Has the Cymbalta done anything at all for you yet?
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> > -z
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> I'm off of the Cymbalta completely now. I couldn't tolerate the side effects in my present situation. Also, I am afraid of using anything serotonergic (without a dopaminergic) right now that might possibly make my dopamine problems worse. I may reserve the right to try it again at a later date. I just have to figure out what to do next. I have been thinking of Parnate though that would probably also put me to sleep - at least initially. (I'm basing this on the fact that selegiline does and they're very similar). OTOH, I read/posted an abstract recently that spoke about its ability to downregulate those DA autoreceptors. I might have to deal with some major fatigue for a while to get the therapeutic effect.
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> Most likely I'll just sit here thinking about this and changing my mind a million times before I do anything.
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> How are those purple dancing elephants?
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> KThe purple dancing elephants are OK. But they make a lot of noise :)(plus it smells like a circus in here).
Parnate sounds like an excellent idea. You might have to deal with the fatigue, and the dietary restrictions, but most sources say Parnate has fewer s/e than Nardil.
Right now I'm in a fallow period. I'm positive, given my response to provigil and the recent discoveries of orexigenic transmission, that many of my problems localize in the hypothalamus. I plan to spend the coming months researching this in my spare time.
I took a 'holiday' from Ritalin today (only 20 mg). I feel completely exhausted.
-z
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