Posted by cumulative on May 28, 2008, at 20:52:54
In reply to Re: A Question To Bulldog About Memantine, posted by Sigismund on May 28, 2008, at 20:39:04
Perhaps I could have phrased that better. By "meaningless" I meant without a specific productive goal in mind from the start.
I've often found play to be just as enriching and enlightening as work, maybe even more. Stimulants help me work, but after the initial tolerance sets in they don't aid with anhedonia.
I mean ... for instance ... reading a random book, or deciding on a whim to go fly a kite and meet people, or dancing for no reason.
This is what people that are the opposite of "anhedonic" do ... and anhedonia relief/motivational benefits were what I was hoping memantine might help with. I thought Undopaminergic mentioned effects along these lines, but perhaps it stopped working as well for that?
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