Posted by King Vultan on May 31, 2004, at 12:15:39
In reply to Looking for help with meds, posted by mark57 on May 31, 2004, at 8:00:48
Nardil might be worth trying. In my book "Psychotropic Drugs", they state "Phenelzine (Nardil) is the most studied and most effective MAOI in depressed patients with atypical features on clinical examination." My understanding is that sleeping too much is one characteristic of atypical depression. My own natural energy level is quite low also, and I don't find Nardil to be particularly sedating. I have a poor tolerance of sedating meds in general, and I would classify Nardil as fairly neutral in terms of activation/sedation.
As far as some of your other symptoms, my experience with Nardil has been
depression: good
anxiety: very good
anger/irritability: very good, I find Nardil to be quite calming.
social anxiety: superior (I have very bad social phobia).
ADD: some reduction in my symptoms; it is as least as good as anything else I have tried, the best of which were Wellbutrin and some of the tricyclics.
For me, it's not a silver bullet but it does provide a stable and constructive platform to build upon. I've been on it since March 1 and am up to 90 mg/day. I believe I will at least spend the summer on it because I am near the end of the road, the only other viable thing left to try IMO being Parnate, and for me, the Nardil seems so positive and beneficial that it should not be too hastily discarded.
Todd
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