Posted by SLS on June 10, 2009, at 4:58:43
In reply to Re: Riluzole for OCD, posted by g_g_g_unit on June 10, 2009, at 3:09:27
> Memantine isn't natural but it shouldn't interfere with anything?
Yes. I agree. If you haven't yet tried memantine (Namenda), I would head in that direction first.
Both riluzole (Rilutek) and memantine work to inhibit glutamate neurotransmission, albeit using different mechanisms. There is a string of recent data demonstrating memantine's superiority over placebo in treating OCD. I tried Riluzole. I found it ineffective for treating my bipolar depression. It seemed like a benign drug, though. I don't recall having any side effects. I imagine you can find out more about it if you search on Google for stuff dealing with ALS.
- Scott
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