Posted by Ron Hill on May 10, 2003, at 17:20:16
In reply to Re: Enada NADH and TMG? » Ron Hill, posted by KarenB on May 10, 2003, at 15:27:59
Hi Karen in Denver,
> I think what is most important for me now is to get a mood stabilizer in place, then experiment with the NADH. It made me irritable and restless from the first 5mg dose (not sublingual). It seems that so many "activating" antidepressants throw me into dysphoric hypomania and SSRIs make me sleepy and more depressed.
Yes, I agree. The first time I took it I felt like it would have pushed me into hypomania if I had not already had my moodstabilizer (Lithobid) fully in place. It is my opinion that all bipolar patients should be on a moodstabilizer prior to taking Enada NADH.
> Mood stabilizers are not any better, with side effects such as constant nausea, blurred vision, weight gain, etc, etc. ad nauseum.
Yeah, none of this stuff is straightforward, huh? I'm fortunate that a low dosage (600 mg/day) of Lithobid controls my hypomania without any noticeable side effects.
> I am trying a new doc on Friday and hope to start with Verapamil, then add the antidepressant when I am at least a little more stable. I rapid cycle sometimes more than once in a day.
SusanC (a.k.a.; the friendly mouse) has reported positive results with Verapamil. You might talk to her.
-- Ron
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