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Posted by emme on March 10, 2005, at 21:47:47
Input guys, input....
I believe that I may be getting pretty revved from less than 2 g of inositol. In the archives it looks like others have had the same experience. I've been wanting to give this a try at a time when the doses of my meds were being kept constant and this seemed an appropriate time. I wonder if this hypomanic effect will fade. At the least, I probably need to try less than 1 g.
Posted by SLS on March 11, 2005, at 17:31:24
In reply to inositol inducing anxiety/hypomania?, posted by emme on March 10, 2005, at 21:47:47
> Input guys, input....
>
> I believe that I may be getting pretty revved from less than 2 g of inositol. In the archives it looks like others have had the same experience. I've been wanting to give this a try at a time when the doses of my meds were being kept constant and this seemed an appropriate time. I wonder if this hypomanic effect will fade. At the least, I probably need to try less than 1 g.
Hi Emme.I would LOVE for something to make me hypomanic. For me, mania is easily controlled with valproate or Zyprexa, so if that is the way for me to become euthymic, please send some of your insositol mania my way!
- Scott
Posted by emme on March 11, 2005, at 23:23:53
In reply to Re: inositol inducing anxiety/hypomania? » emme, posted by SLS on March 11, 2005, at 17:31:24
> Hi Emme.
>
> I would LOVE for something to make me hypomanic. For me, mania is easily controlled with valproate or Zyprexa, so if that is the way for me to become euthymic, please send some of your insositol mania my way!A big ole container of the stuff can be yours cheaply from iHerb.com. :) Feeling an extra little burst of sociability and confidence is nice. But the intense anxiety and overstimulation are kind of draining. But maybe I can get the hang of the energy balance. Of course I dunno for sure whether it's the inositol. I take it you've never tried the stuff..?
Have you had your family event yet? How are you feeling?
em
Posted by SLS on March 13, 2005, at 8:02:34
In reply to Re: inositol inducing anxiety/hypomania? » SLS, posted by emme on March 11, 2005, at 23:23:53
> > Hi Emme.
> >
> > I would LOVE for something to make me hypomanic. For me, mania is easily controlled with valproate or Zyprexa, so if that is the way for me to become euthymic, please send some of your insositol mania my way!
>
> A big ole container of the stuff can be yours cheaply from iHerb.com. :) Feeling an extra little burst of sociability and confidence is nice. But the intense anxiety and overstimulation are kind of draining. But maybe I can get the hang of the energy balance. Of course I dunno for sure whether it's the inositol. I take it you've never tried the stuff..?Unfortunately, I have a partially empty bottle of it sitting in my box of toxic landfill. Maybe I should revisit it at a higher dosage. How much are you taking?
> Have you had your family event yet?
I made it through the first day. It is a two day affair, though. I think I've decided to push to go today.
> How are you feeling?
I usually answer that question by either saying "not too bad" or that "things could be worse". Everything is relative. To answer your question at an absolute level, I feel absolutely dead from the hair follicles of my cranium down to my plantar fascia. Things could be worse, though. :-)
- Scott
Posted by emme on March 13, 2005, at 20:45:12
In reply to Re: inositol inducing anxiety/hypomania?, posted by SLS on March 13, 2005, at 8:02:34
> Unfortunately, I have a partially empty bottle of it sitting in my box of toxic landfill. Maybe I should revisit it at a higher dosage. How much are you taking?Around 1.2 g. Sort of. Depending on how carefully I level the measuring spoon. But then I usually take low doses of most everything.
The high energy/high anxiety state fizzled out and my mood took a significant turn for the worse for a couple of days. So I am not sure what is going on. But I'll see what tomorrow brings. Things could be worse.
> > Have you had your family event yet?
>
> I made it through the first day. It is a two day affair, though. I think I've decided to push to go today.I hope the push pays off with a halfway decent hour or two.
> Everything is relative. To answer your question at an absolute level, I feel absolutely dead from the hair follicles of my cranium down to my plantar fascia.That's awful. I'm sorry you're miserable. Does the "dead" mean that you're more numb and blank as opposed to active excruciating agony? Not that either option is very good...
I "shorthand" my answers too: not too bad (improved but waiting for the anvil to fall again), hanging in there (sad, depressed), no one's shooting at me (depressed), not so good (writhing in a pit of pure unadulterated agony, consigned to the ninth circle of hell).
> Things could be worse, though. :-)
That's right. You haven't been ordered to do an environmental asseessment on your box of toxic landfill. :)emme
Posted by SLS on March 15, 2005, at 6:23:00
In reply to Re: inositol inducing anxiety/hypomania? » SLS, posted by emme on March 13, 2005, at 20:45:12
Hi Emme.
You are such a sweetie.
> > I made it through the first day. It is a two day affair, though. I think I've decided to push to go today.
> I hope the push pays off with a halfway decent hour or two.
It did. :-)
> Everything is relative. To answer your question at an absolute level, I feel absolutely dead from the hair follicles of my cranium down to my plantar fascia.
> That's awful. I'm sorry you're miserable. Does the "dead" mean that you're more numb and blank as opposed to active excruciating agony? Not that either option is very good...
More numb than agitated. There is often anxiety, though.
As far as your experiences are concerned, most times recovery is not a linear slope of improvement. I hope you are suffering only a temporary setback.
- Scott
Posted by emme on March 15, 2005, at 22:15:43
In reply to Re: inositol inducing anxiety/hypomania? » emme, posted by SLS on March 15, 2005, at 6:23:00
Hi Scott,
> You are such a sweetie.Aww...thanks. It takes one to know one.
> > I hope the push pays off with a halfway decent hour or two.
>
> It did. :-)Good.
> As far as your experiences are concerned, most times recovery is not a linear slope of improvement.
Kinda like stock prices in a bullish market? :)
> I hope you are suffering only a temporary setback.
Today is a little better. At this point my moods are fragile and easily broken and I get frightened by setbacks even though I know they are not unexpected. But I suppose we all do, huh?
I forget - have you completely ditched memantine yet?
My current plan is to keep at 5 mg memantine for now and try a lower dose of inositol for the next several days.
em
Posted by SLS on March 18, 2005, at 8:28:49
In reply to Re: inositol inducing anxiety/hypomania? » SLS, posted by emme on March 15, 2005, at 22:15:43
Hi Emme.
> I forget - have you completely ditched memantine yet?
It's history.
> My current plan is to keep at 5 mg memantine for now and try a lower dose of inositol for the next several days.
That sounds pretty good. Have you ever thought to throw some selegiline in there?
- Scott
Posted by emme on March 19, 2005, at 9:08:16
In reply to Re: inositol inducing anxiety/hypomania? » emme, posted by SLS on March 18, 2005, at 8:28:49
> It's history.I'm sorry it didn't work out for you.
> > My current plan is to keep at 5 mg memantine for now and try a lower dose of inositol for the next several days.
>
> That sounds pretty good. Have you ever thought to throw some selegiline in there?Yes. I've taken selegiline in the past. When it was good, it very very good. But when I was depressed it was horrid. I believe it induced cycling. I won't touch the stuff now.
emme
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