Posted by karaS on November 2, 2004, at 21:47:33
In reply to Re: Sleep, etc. » karaS, posted by Larry Hoover on November 2, 2004, at 9:09:39
> > I noticed in another post of yours that you are currently taking some lithium orotate. Do you mind if I ask you why and what, if anything, it is doing for you? My pdoc suggested I try it but I have major reservations - esp. because of my hypothyroid condition.
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> Despite my intellectual reservations about lithium orotate (expressed in some detail on this board), I was persuaded by personal accounts of efficacy. The actual lithium intake is quite low, relative to therapeutic lithium doses as for mood stabilization. The low dose would most likely keep it from being acutely or chronically toxic to the thyroid, I would think.
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> I decided to add it in with my a.m. selegiline (5 mg seems to be the dose for me, with 500 mg DLPA), to see if it would take the edginess off. It seems to do so.Interesting. I would never have thought to do that.
> > Also, since Ritalin and selegiline put me to sleep, can you see any problem with me taking them as a sleeping aid (once in a while and/or frequently should the need arise)?
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> > Thanks,
> > Kara
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> I'm afraid that no amount of thinking will answer the question, Kara. You're going to have to do the experiment. I do recall that you did not previously combine selegiline with DLPA, and that may itself be a critical variable.
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> LarLarry,
I think you misunderstood my question above. I wasn't asking if I should do the selegiline with DLPA experiment. I was wondering if it would be dangerous in any way for me to use selegiline or Ritalin as a sleeping pill since they put me (with my hypersensitive DA autoreceptors) to sleep rather than stimulate me. I was wondering if using them in this way might ultimately make my DA problems worse or whether I could use them to help me sleep without any long-term repercussions.Thanks,
K
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