Posted by med_empowered on September 26, 2008, at 19:12:56
In reply to Re: Nardil-substitute, posted by med_empowered on September 26, 2008, at 6:17:14
There's a whole lot we dont know about how and why antidepressants work (when and if they work). If you've responded well to Nardil in the past, could you give it another go? I seem to recall reading someplace that adding in a low-dose of certain tricyclics actually reduces the risk of a hypertensive reaction (I think if you check out Ivan Goldberg's writings there will be more info on that).
Can you not just pop a benzo? That's quite possibly the safest and cheapest way to treat anxiety the world has ever seen. Even xanax xr is generic at this point (I think..) so unless you want dissolving xanax or klonopin wafers you can get your meds really, really cheap.
A lot of docs are benzo-phobic. Honestly, benzos can suck if you use them at a high enough dose for a long enough period of time, but if you can low-dose it and/or only take them as-needed, they're amazingly effective, dirt cheap, and really, really, safe.
There's also Niacinamide, which is kind of like natural valium if you take enough (I take 4 grams daily myself, and I can tell you that it works really nicely).
Good luck.
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