Posted by greywolf on April 6, 2007, at 4:49:17
In reply to Nardil: This is how it must feel to be stoned, posted by UGottaHaveHope on April 5, 2007, at 21:38:36
This just goes to show how different we all are. I am extremely affected by the fatigue/fogginess/stoned out feeling I get with most ADs, particularly SSRIs. But guess which med I was thrilled not to experience any of that with? Nardil. I was at 60mg/day, and it was like taking a vitamin in terms of SEs. The only thing I recall experiencing was some weight gain.I regret that I was under just the care of a GP when I was taking Nardil. He was, and is, a great GP who wasn't afraid of MAOIs, but I think that if I had stuck with the Nardil at a higher dosage I might have been better off. At 60mg/day, I was still experiencing severe depression, but the intensity of the experience had lessened. If I had taken it up to 90mg, I'd probably have seen more significant improvements, though likely not anything like a remission of the depression.
Instead, because my OCD problems were so overbearing, I switched to clomipramine, which was a complete disaster. Now, a couple years later, I have a new psychiatrist who's very good with the pharmacology, but he thinks going back to the Nardil would be a waste of time because I had previously reached a therpeutic level after several months at 60mg/day, but did not receive significant benefits.
Now I'm on Emsam at the lowest dose. It's been a couple weeks, and my anxiety is at peak levels. Never experienced that with Nardil. In fact, it was the exact opposite of this experience.
I would definitely stick with Nardil as long as you can. Almost everyone I've heard of having SEs on Nardil says they're completely gone after a few weeks, and I've heard so many stories of success with the med that I have to believe it's worth the effort.
Greywolf
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