Posted by ggggg123 on October 29, 2010, at 23:43:30
In reply to Re: To Cheryl-Lynne Anhedonia » ggggg123, posted by Conundrum on October 29, 2010, at 11:47:37
I got hold of the drugs over the internet theyre from india, one is made by sun pharmaceuticals a generic and the other is brand gsk, its not all plain sailing I'm feeling abit nauseous, not so good today, I found this on the internet:
When only 5-HTP is used in treatment, 5-HTP depletes dopamine, norepinephrine, and epinephrine levels. When dopamine levels drop low enough, 5-HTP becomes ineffective and the side effects of dopamine depletion occur. 5-HTP and dopa must be provided in proper balance to affect optimal serotonin dopamine balance. For years doctors have depleted serotonin levels in Parkinson's Disease patient by prescribing only levodopa
with no properly balance serotonin precursors. People taking 5-HTP never realize that when the 5-HTP does not work or quits working it is because the serotonin dopamine system is not in balance.I'm not sure whether to add a very low dose ssri. Sinemet (carbidopa/levodopa) is a very cheap drug you can get it off many websites, I think its making me feel abit sick though so not sure wether to continue taking it. But i think the bromo is quite good and can be taken longterm.
But overall I think its about getting the right serotonin norep and dopamine balance, maybe by taking something that regulates all of them long term, as ssri's only regulate one, it seems that for a subgroup of people this has a negative effect on dopamine and norepinephrine so aslong as we start raising the norep and dopamine we should be on to a winner, I am thinking of adding imipramine or reboxetine.
Which meds are you taking at the moment? are you taking remeron, I found remeron really good for the first few weeks then its stopped working and only worked 20% of the time.
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