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Avatar m tn There is someone on this forum, or the depression forum, who was in a clinical trial with a medication targeting glutamate receptors for bipolar disease and claims to have been cured by it. You can find her posts in the archives, and she should be a good source for you. However, glutamate is considered largely for depression because it is stimulating to the brain, not calming.
Avatar n tn My 79 year old father sustained a TBI when he was knocked out for about 20 minutes. He is on Namenda and Plavix, is it possible that Adderall could help with his short term memory loss. Before the accident he lived on his own.
20003388 tn?1515166040 m just curious if anyone has been on Namenda and could tell me how long the initial brain fog lasted for you? I just started Namenda yesterday, 5 mg a day for 1 week then 10 mg a day in divided doses. I have memory issues and severe cognitive impairment. I was put on Namenda by a neurologist after a thorough examination. I expect the brain fog from starting Namenda up but am just trying to get a time frame for when I could expect the initial brain fog to wear off. Thanks everyone.
Avatar f tn My wife was recently prescribed Memantine for headaches. She took 5mg nightly for 4 days and during that time she still had a headache, but no side effects. On the 5th day the headaches stopped, but now she's constantly nauseous and woozy. This has been going on for 4 days. Is this just a matter of her body adjusting to the drug?
Avatar n tn my husband just started on Namenda, starter doses, however, while I was at work today, he took 3 of the pills(5mg), should I be concerned? do I just have him continue tomorrow with the correct one pill in the morning? doesn''t seem to have any side effects.
574118 tn?1305135284 I have mild depression and my food is only antipsychotics. my illness started with BP depression (I assume but i was dx OCD only) 12 years ago then with a mistake done (take SSRI only) I became manic (thus dx BP). Since then I take AP's and AD's giving me the endless loop mania->depression->mania. Until I took by mistake one pill of lithium (after pdoc of course) it elevated me and since then no SSRI only AP's.
585414 tn?1288941302 However as those medications specifically effect those receptors by mitigating their activity they work in an opposite manner to glycine and the NMDA receptor modulates. For that reason although my neurologist considered it I was not allowed to take Namenda for its usage on tardive because it would act against the glycine and make it less effective as they work in an opposite manner.
Avatar n tn What could be causing me to have all of them. I am under pretty good control as I take neurontin and namenda. Before I was put on namenda i was having rhizotomies almost every three months due to the excruciating pain.
Avatar n tn A year and a half ago the doctor said he had the first stages of dementia. It seems to be getting worse. He is taking Namenda. He also has a heart condition and a lung condition. He is on oxygen 24/7. He is also a diabetic with kidneys not working properly. Will vitamin B1 help with his dementia.? or is there anything else he could take or do.?
767538 tn?1276575320 Greg House (the physician and patient) underwent the ketamine coma/treatment for chronic severe pain for which he was addicted to vicodin. In the episode, as soon as he awoke from the coma, he was totally pain free and was able to immediately discard the cane that he had been using. However, his pain free lifestyle did not last - his pain returned with a vengeance and he was back to having to use his cane to get around.
Avatar m tn Have you tried off-label Namenda at 25% of the dose given to the typical patients that it is meant for? That drug has significantly helped my migraines. And what about Botox injections? That does not interact with your body systemically. Those have helped me tremendously. If you haven't tried these, I would consider them before taking Phenobarbital, but it's up to your judgment of course.
Avatar n tn Hi Margypops, Axona is a brand-new prescription therapy launched in March 2009 for the treatment of mild-moderate Alzheimer's disease. As Alzheimer's is marked by a decrease in glucose in the brain (the primary source of food for the brain), Axona acts by providing/metabolizing glucose in the body to act as an alternate source of food for the brain.
Avatar m tn As you have stated,there is no cure for OCD,if there was there would be alot of happy people who would be able to live happy--normal lives.There are good medications--CBT--Exposure therapy & the OCD workbook.The combination of all these treatments can make OCD easier to deal with.
Avatar n tn My mom's medication regeime has had risperdal added to it. She is alteady on zoloff and the standards for alzeheimer's including namenda. Since putting her on the risperdal she sleeps all the time, has had a to be restarted on blodd pressure medication and seems to be losing her mtor skills. I am very concened about these changes and wonder if the risperdal is the right dosage or medicine.
Avatar f tn Hello my peeps. Sorry I've been MIA - but those of you who know me, know the multiple medical reasons why. Anywho, I went to my neuro again today (now I see her every 2-3 months instead of every month). I had told her that my primary sent me for another neuropsych eval because of the issues I told her I was having. I had the testing at the University about 3 wks ago & won't get the final results until the 18th.
Avatar n tn My father is 84 years old and has been having blackouts and passing out in the past year. He has been taken to the hospital for injuries from these spells. He becomes very combative and is disorienented after a spell and does recognize anyone. The doctors dismiss it because they can't find anything. After a good nights sleep he is back to himself and has no memory of the day before. They say it isn't his heart, there is no evidence of a stroke or dementia. Do you have any ideas?
Avatar m tn thank you my good firend,i'm trying to let OCD go first,if i couldn't forget it at 6mos,so finally test for me is 6mos.i believe cdc's 6mos window period is conclusive,although almost docs recommended 3mos window period.i know we are negative,just OCD.
Avatar f tn In a child they generally go away as the sclera gets thicker. In a person 70 or older then get bigger as sclera thins with age. This is not the same as "blue sclera" where the entire sclera turns blue. Just see an Eye MD yearly.
Avatar f tn What are the best medications for OCD, and has anyone had success with prozac for OCD?
Avatar f tn i am on zoloft 75mg and have been breaking out in a rash since i started taking it in april but am just now realizing it could be the zoloft. does anyone have any experiance with this or can recommend another medicine that may work for my ocd and anxiety. my ocd is the scary thoughts and it was all caused after a major surgery i went through. it is getting better but i still have some issues.
Avatar f tn t think that it is prescribed as much for OCD as the SSRIs but it does seem to work for me. I have not gained a bunch of weight and it doesn't kill a person's sex drive like the others do. Maybe worth a discussion with your prescribing doctor.