Posted by stephanie l. on September 9, 2000, at 13:23:17
In reply to Stopping and Restarting MAOI ----Sunnely, please, posted by shellie on August 28, 2000, at 7:51:24
> I've been successfully on nardil for about twenty years (before ssris existed). I can't take tricyclics. About five years ago, I experienced Nardil poopout, pdoc tried me on various ssris, none successful, went back on nardil, worked again.
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> Starting last January, same thing again. I've tried to augment the nardil with aricept (shakey, drugged feeling),revia (same reaction), lamictal (good, but large weight gain), ritalin (no benefit), dexadrine (no benefit), provigal (slept all the time) and now I'm stopping tomopax (sleeping 16 hours a day, muscles hurt--got up to 150mg, no benefit for depression).
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> Basically between the provigal and topomax, I have slept the summer away. I am wondering where to get information on what the odds are if I stop the nardil for a week to ten days then go back on it. How big a chance am I taking. I know I will crash, but it might be worth it if it brings me another 3 to 5 years. I can't find any data on this on the internet.
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> Any information would be appreciated. Also, if you can think of something I've missed in the augmentation process (I am taking thyroid; I've tried lithium, deserel and sam-e unsuccessfully), but at this point I am really tired of trying different meds. The one thing I might be willing to do is change from nardil to parnate, but my preference would still be to stay
> on nardil since I know it so well and it produces very few side effects for me. Thanks, ShellieShellie: I had Nardil poop out 5 years ago, after being on the drug 11 years. I tried many new meds and med combinations, but it wasn't until I put Nardil, Wellbutrin, Vivactil, dexedrine and yohimbe together that I started to get better. (I had figured out in the meantime that Nardil was still doing some small good). I take a very small dose of yobimbe, since it has potential interactions with Nardil. I've had no problems with it, and for me it is stimulating --- a good thing. Also- Vivactil is a tricyclic, but it affects me much differently than the other ones I tried (amitriptyline and despramine. ) They knocked me out and I was sleeping l8 hours a day, even a month into the trial. In contrast, I find Vicactil (protriptyline) to be energizing. ..I hope you find what you need.
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