On Aug 22, 1:32=A0pm, Pramesh Rutaji <p297tongue6...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> nc wrote:
> > Can anyone give me, or do they know where I can find a list of natural
> > plants/or OTC meds/supplements in the following categories?:
>
> > 1. Dopamine Reuptake Inhibitors/Agonists
> > 2. Norephrenephrine Reuptake Inhibitors/Agonists
> > 3. S*****nin Reuptake Inhibitors/Agonists
> > 4. Opiate Receptor Agonists
>
> > My goal is to manage my own depression without needing to use the
> > "Script Nazis", namely, doctors that decide not to give me any more
> > meds/help once my insurance runs out.
>
> One of your options is the purchase these drugs on the international
> market and perhaps get multiple months at a time. =A0The lead time is
> usually 7-30 days depending the pharmacy. =A0Item's 1,2 and 3 I'm aware
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> locations sell them AND have tried them. =A0Items number 3 were a wash
> because they were hard to get the hell off off, although there is a
> s*****nin reuptake promoter that has potential with fewer side effects -
> but my choice would be take L-tryptophan which you can get in the USA
> easily, an options I used to get off of Paxil over time.
>
> I'm interested in this discussion however because natural options is
> information I would like to have readily available or know where to look
> (favorite places set up). =A0I've done this in the past but haven't
> collected that knowledge in one spot.
>
> I'm with you completely however on not wanting to be in a position where
> I'm practically "begging" the doctor for a script. =A0I already have
> problems with my sleeping meds where I want to alternate nightly between
> Ambien and Xanax. =A0I would prefer to alternate between Ambien, Xanax,
> and Lunesta and perhaps another drug like xanax so that I take something
> different each of 4 nights before starting again. =A0The lunesta is
> available internationally in a different form and generic so I'm
> thinking of getting some to alternate as desired. =A0I have no addictive
> issues with Xanax since it has absolutely no noticeable effective
> durning the day and only assists with sleep when I'm tired.
>
> Now that I think about it, check out the new book "Spark". =A0There is
> strong evidence that running 5 days a week or otherwise doing something
> very physical eliminates the need for most people to take any of these
> drugs and increases IQ test scores by about 15 points. =A0Running is
> something I thought I would never do but I'm going to take it up. =A0I
> think this would make for a good discussion on this "smart drug" list as
> well.
>
> --
>
> Pramesh Rutaji
>
> p297tongue6...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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The bottom line is that I know my condition better than the docs do.
But I have to come into their office, and play their little games. I
tell them my symptoms and they give me something to try, and then come
back 6 weeks later. So I pay again and do the waiting game. In the
meantime I have to live. I have to work. I have a wife and kid to
sup****t. If what he gives me doesn't work, then I have to wait another
6 weeks for him to "play" again with what he thinks I need.
I don't mean to be down on the medical docs, but I'm tired of it. Once
my insurance dries up, or I can't afford the office visit, they decide
no more refills, and no more scripts. So I end up back to square one
mentally speaking. No more for me. The paternalistic model of medicine
is over. Patients need to fend for themselves.
The sad thing is that I know more about receptors than most medical
doctors do. Yet, for my SAFETY, they get to control access to meds I
need. Whatever.
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