Hi all,
So, I don't know if anyone remembers or really cares lol, but I've been battling on-and-off bouts of depression for years that could best be described as atypical (mood reactivity to an extreme and leaden paralysis) - I created a thread about it around a year ago I think.
Anyway... I've been off of anti-depressants for close to 6 months (no after-effects remaining at all), and up until a week ago, had been taking Vyvanse (only 20mg) daily for about a year and a half. After reading extensively about Selegiline on here however, and finding numerous case studies on its potential to treat ADD without many of the stimulant side effects, I decided to run it by my family doctor... and he agreed! I now have a prescription for generic selegiline in Canada; 15 5mg pills a month which I take sublingually (half a pill daily)... only costs me 21 bucks a month (in Canada).
I love this medication! It has been giving me the motivation that the vyvanse did, the focus, complete mood stability, and without ANY of the side effects... it is literally the perfect medication. On a side note, the side effect of increased sexual stimulation is no joke either! And I am on suboxone currently, which normally slays my sex drive. I'm loving it! Even at work, I find I am getting more done on the selegiline then I did on Vyvanse (I am a computer programmer), which I partially attribute to the lack of anxiety.
Cutting to the chase:
I would like to know what medications or supplements go well with selegiline? So far, I have been taking B12, SAM-e, and ~750mg DLPA daily with my selegiline, and it has been working out pretty well... but I still feel like I could add to it. I have heard that 5-HTP has greater efficacy when combined with selegiline then when alone? I am probably going to avoid PEA... not sustainable. Any other suggestions? I was thinking of combining with low dose moclobemide and undergoing a very careful trial with a full (half-reversible) MAOI.
Thank you, and hoping to get some responses this time! Thanks!
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