Hello all!
Long story short - I have been diagnosed with something called Irritable Pouch Syndrome, which is almost identical to IBS but is for people like me who have had major bowel surgery resulting in an ileo-anal pouch.
My surgeon has prescribed me Amitriptyline for the pain at a dose of 25mg, he says this is a very small dose and normal doses for depression symptoms are around the 150mg range. I have read a bit about the drug and stumbled upon the fact it is an anti-cholinergic!
Last year I mildly got interested in Nootropics after a friend suggested Acetyl L Carnitine for workouts, I quickly felt its nootropic effects and have been taking 1G a day ever since with improved cognition in terms of memory and verbal recall etc.
I'm worried the Amitriptyline may affect my cognition in a negative way, and wanted to ask some of you if it will even at that dose? and in what way? and is there any supplements (Choline?) that I can take to counter any negative effects?
My current stack is - (I don't have some doses to hand)
Alcar 1G
Alpha Lipoic Acid 400mg
Vitamin D3 2000IU
Vitmain K2
Turmeric 800mg
Fish Oil 1000 epa 600 dpa
B complex
Zinc 25mg
Magnesium 400mg
Biotin
Citicoline (only take this once or twice a week)
As you can see I don't have many true Nootropics in there, but have been more than happy with the results from the stack, then again anxiety may have caused the Irritable Pouch Syndrome....who knows!
So given the good effects I have had and continue to have, I'm obviously worried about Amitriptyline interfering with my stack.
Thank You!
