AMANTADINE vs LEVODOPA

Monkey does not have cancer!!! No words to describe how I felt when specialist called me yesterday. Like my vet, he was very sure it was osteo but there was a tiny chance it was a torn ligament, infection, sprain. Presentation was classic osteo. Of course, my grief was overwhelming after hearin

I miss when you would get excited for walks. I miss when you saw me change clothes and got super hopeful that you'd be coming with me. You know I took you everywhere with me that I could. I miss when I was putting my shoes on and you would stand real close to me, hoping that I wouldn't leave you b

I’m 5’5.5” and 100 lbs. I’ve had flu-like symptoms everyday for at least a year now. It started as me “catching a cold” at least twice a month in summer of 2022, and then into back-to-back “colds” with a pattern of around 4-5 days of cold, 2-3 of minimal symptoms. It’s turned into basically constant

38F, 108lb, 5'3. Diagnosed with glutaric aciduria type II (late onset), mood disorder, history of TBI and substance abuse (Adderall/cocaine - I have been clean since 2013). Since I'm a rare disease patient with a complex medical history, I'm going to try to summarize this situation as concisely as I

Hi all. This is Chloe. (I left the house for an hour, this is how I found her stuck and unable to get up when I returned just now. It would be cute if it wasn't so sad.) She's totally alert and herself still, which makes this all the tougher. She's 16 next month (I hope), had her since she was 2 mon

Figured you guys might have some interesting stories to share. Here are two recent ones off the top of my head: * Combination of citalopram and duloxetine. 2 different prescribers. Surprised that we dispensed it. You'd think there'd be a high risk for serotonin syndrome, and that it would be better

My vote is amantadine. You can use it to treat influenza, Parkinson's, neurorecovery s/p TBI. I just found out it has off-label indications for cocaine withdrawal, chronic hep c, and nocturnal enuresis (I don't suspect they are used very commonly, but still).

24f, bipolar disorder, BPD, OCD, anxiety, traumatic brain injury. Non-prescribed I have edibles most days. Prescribed: fluoxetine, amantadine, cetirizine, lithium, lamictal, trazodone, Montelukast, propanol. If you need clarification on what for I can absolutely share that I tried to talk to a docto