Posted by karaS on October 18, 2004, at 13:03:59
In reply to Re: Selegiline Phenylalanine » karaS, posted by sfy on October 18, 2004, at 12:28:09
> > How are you doing on this now? I'm assuming you've been at the 10 mg. selegiline and either 500 or 1,000 mg. of DLPA for a while.
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> > Did you see the posts on the main board about selegiline being better absorbed when taken in liquid form or sublingually?
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> > -K
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> I've been on 10 mg. of selegiline and 1000 mg. of DLPA for about a week now. I haven't seen any significant change in mood, energy, or motivation. In fact, as I posted on the main board, I'm having a paradoxical reaction to it in one regard. Rather than increasing my libido, it seems to be having the exact opposite effect coupled with some sexual dysfunction issues. I'm trying to figure out what, if anything, this means in terms of my dopaminergic systems and if it points to some other problem.
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> I've read the posts about sublingual absorption but haven't yet tried to break up the capsules to see if it makes a difference. I gave it a shot with my DLPA capsules and seemed to have lost have of it in the process. :-S
S,How much longer are you going to give it? You must be so discouraged (as was I) after reading about the incredible success others are finding on this combination.
How have you reacted to other dopaminergics? They tend to put me to sleep which has led me to explore why. Although I will say that on 5 mg. of selegiline (without the DLPA), it made me sleepy but many hours later provided a stimulant effect. When I once combined it with a little DLPA, I did get a bit shakey. I then made the mystake of eating a little chocolate and was very shakey. So I think I was getting the PEA effect but the dopamine itself was a problem. Does that make sense? I don't know if I were to take them both together consistently whether I'd get the downregulation I am hoping for... but my gut tells me that I won't.
K
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