looking for answers Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 What do U guys know about this? Getting out on it to help with mental fatigue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
argh Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 3 hours ago, looking for answers said: What do U guys know about this? Getting out on it to help with mental fatigue No firsthand but it just seems odd. I would think there are other ways to increase/ act as a dopamine agonist and increase noradrenaline. but hey if your doc thinks so, rock and roll. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
looking for answers Posted July 12, 2019 Author Share Posted July 12, 2019 1 minute ago, argh said: No firsthand but it just seems odd. I would think there are other ways to increase/ act as a dopamine agonist and increase noradrenaline. but hey if your doc thinks so, rock and roll. This is not from psych, it’s from concussion specialist, psych is on board Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
argh Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 43 minutes ago, looking for answers said: This is not from psych, it’s from concussion specialist, psych is on board Oh. Rock and roll it is and good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
looking for answers Posted July 12, 2019 Author Share Posted July 12, 2019 Just now, argh said: Oh. Rock and roll it is and good luck Yeah I’m kinda scared of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvet Elvis Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 I took it for a while. It made my OCD quite a bit worse but I wasn't on anything else for it at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
looking for answers Posted July 12, 2019 Author Share Posted July 12, 2019 15 minutes ago, Velvet Elvis said: I took it for a while. It made my OCD quite a bit worse but I wasn't on anything else for it at the time. Anything positive from it? What was it prescribed for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikl_pls Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 @looking for answers, amantadine (Symmetrel) was a flu medication back in the day, but all flu viruses are pretty much immune to it and its relatives. It does however have dopaminergic and anticholinergic properties, as well as acts as an NMDA receptor antagonist at high doses (400 mg I think?) (like memantine (Namenda), that med I said may work for your PCS, only not as potently as memantine). I would try it if I were in your shoes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
looking for answers Posted July 13, 2019 Author Share Posted July 13, 2019 1 hour ago, mikl_pls said: @looking for answers, amantadine (Symmetrel) was a flu medication back in the day, but all flu viruses are pretty much immune to it and its relatives. It does however have dopaminergic and anticholinergic properties, as well as acts as an NMDA receptor antagonist at high doses (400 mg I think?) (like memantine (Namenda), that med I said may work for your PCS, only not as potently as memantine). I would try it if I were in your shoes. SOUNDS GOOD THANK YOU. i will try it , 100 mg 2x a day. See what happens. the side effects scare me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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