Posted by novelagent on July 10, 2012, at 23:48:43
In reply to Re: Memantine for Depression - How long to wait? » novelagent, posted by SLS on July 10, 2012, at 11:15:29
> > Aricept has actual evidence of elevating mood without it just being a placebo effect-- I don't understand why a drug that doesn't work gets all the attention, and Aricept, a perfectly fine drug that actually works, is ignored.
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> > I've tried memantine at 40mg, and it does nothing-- I wasn't taking it for mood, just for cognition, but it didn't even increase my Lumosity.com scores. And even DHEA would consistently do that. Aricept works, try that.
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> I already tried Aricept. If it worked for everyone, you would never have heard of me.
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> - ScottScott,
sorry to hear it didn't work out. For me, Aricept didn't kick in for 3 months-- how long did you try it for? Was it with a stimulant?
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