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Posted by Maxime on December 11, 2006, at 18:30:52
What form of weight gain does Nardil cause?
Does it make you retain water?
Does it make you crave carbs?
Does it just screw up your system and make you gain weight?Thank you.
Maxime
Posted by Tom Twilight on December 12, 2006, at 15:20:16
In reply to Nardil weight gain, posted by Maxime on December 11, 2006, at 18:30:52
Hey Maxine
I'm really sorry to be such a downer, but I find Nardil to be quite harsh in terms of weight gain, infact its why I want to get off it!
Intially I found it made me crave Carbs, I think it also slowls Metabolism.......
I think there are things that can help, if you search the archives you might have luck.
Its good to have you back anyway!
Posted by Maxime on December 12, 2006, at 22:24:04
In reply to Re: Nardil weight gain, posted by Tom Twilight on December 12, 2006, at 15:20:16
THANK YOU! I just want honesty! I know people can't predict how people will respond to a med, but I remember reading about the weight gain and now suddenly everyone is silent.
I'll see how it goes.
Thank you, Tom.
Maxime
> Hey Maxine
>
> I'm really sorry to be such a downer, but I find Nardil to be quite harsh in terms of weight gain, infact its why I want to get off it!
>
> Intially I found it made me crave Carbs, I think it also slowls Metabolism.......
>
> I think there are things that can help, if you search the archives you might have luck.
>
> Its good to have you back anyway!
Posted by Maxime on December 12, 2006, at 22:45:44
In reply to Re: Nardil weight gain » Tom Twilight, posted by Maxime on December 12, 2006, at 22:24:04
Looking in the archives was too scary! Take this post for instance:
_____________________________
In reply to Re: Nardil weight gain (poss. trigger) » forgetful mary, posted by Tomatheus on December 24, 2005, at 12:10:37I'm on 90 mg Nardil and am gaining at a rate of 50 lbs/year! I was 127 lbs, now 170. What to do?
_______________________________Carb cravings I can handle, but metabolism problems I cannot. I'm already hypothyroid!
I'll see how things go.
Maxime
Posted by Tomatheus on December 14, 2006, at 23:25:14
In reply to Re: Nardil weight gain, posted by Maxime on December 12, 2006, at 22:45:44
Maxime,
I understand that you were probably just trying to repost an archived message written by someone who gained a lot of weight while taking Nardil. While I think it was helpful of you to quote the message that you did to demonstrate just how rapidly one can gain weight while taking Nardil, I would like to urge you to be more careful in identifying the Psycho-Babble member who posted the message.
The message that you quoted was posted by the member "Nardil" on December 30, 2005, and is available at the URL below:
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20051221/msgs/593378.html
The message posted by "Nardil" was written in reply to a message that I had posted earlier in the thread, as indicated by the first line of text that you quoted ("In reply to Re: Nardil weight gain (poss. trigger) » forgetful mary, posted by Tomatheus on December 24, 2005, at 12:10:37").
Because you reposted the "In reply to line" of "Nardil's" message without posting the line above it ("Posted by Nardil on December 30, 2005, at 7:53:32"), one could easily infer from reading your post that it was *I* who gained 50 lbs/year while taking Nardil. The "In reply to line" that you quoted listed my username and that of "forgetful mary," but did not include the name of the Psycho-Babble member ("Nardil") who actually wrote the message that you quoted.
Fortunately, I did not gain a massive amount weight while taking Nardil. And unfortunately, I did not experience a sustained-enough antidepressant response on any of the Nardil versions that I took to have any reason to stay on it for a year.
But to respond to your question about Nardil and weight gain, I do think that I gained some weight on Nardil. I didn't actually get on a scale to check my weight while I was taking Nardil, but judging from the amount of extra fat that seemed to build up on my legs, arms, and abdominal area, I would estimate that I gained maybe 10-15 pounds over the 3-4 month period that I spent taking Nardil (I think I'm recalling that correctly). For me, gaining 10-15 pounds was no big deal, but I would say that I probably gained more weight on Nardil than I did on any other medication that I've ever taken (judging from the amount of body fat that I accumulated -- or didn't accumulate -- on various medications).
At any rate, I know that my message (the one that I'm writing right now) is kind of nitpicky, but I just wanted to point out that I did *not* gain 50 lbs/year when I was on Nardil, and I wanted to ask if you could please include the name of the Psycho-Babble member who posted an archived message when quoting the archives in the future. I obviously don't own this site, and I'm not in a position to make demands of anyone. However, I think that it would be in everyone's best interests if quoted material from the Psycho-Babble archives could be attributed to the name(s) of the member(s) who wrote the material.
Tomatheus
> Looking in the archives was too scary! Take this post for instance:
> _____________________________
> In reply to Re: Nardil weight gain (poss. trigger) » forgetful mary, posted by Tomatheus on December 24, 2005, at 12:10:37
>
> I'm on 90 mg Nardil and am gaining at a rate of 50 lbs/year! I was 127 lbs, now 170. What to do?
> _______________________________
>
> Carb cravings I can handle, but metabolism problems I cannot. I'm already hypothyroid!
>
> I'll see how things go.
>
> Maxime
>
Posted by Maxime on December 15, 2006, at 21:12:24
In reply to Please be careful when quoting archives » Maxime, posted by Tomatheus on December 14, 2006, at 23:25:14
I didn't think it was you gained the weight. I also couldn't care less if it was you who gained the weight. I don't know you.
Should I make a seperate post and say that you did not gain 50 pounds. A disclaimer of sorts?
Maxime
> Maxime,
>
> I understand that you were probably just trying to repost an archived message written by someone who gained a lot of weight while taking Nardil. While I think it was helpful of you to quote the message that you did to demonstrate just how rapidly one can gain weight while taking Nardil, I would like to urge you to be more careful in identifying the Psycho-Babble member who posted the message.
>
> The message that you quoted was posted by the member "Nardil" on December 30, 2005, and is available at the URL below:
>
> http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20051221/msgs/593378.html
>
> The message posted by "Nardil" was written in reply to a message that I had posted earlier in the thread, as indicated by the first line of text that you quoted ("In reply to Re: Nardil weight gain (poss. trigger) » forgetful mary, posted by Tomatheus on December 24, 2005, at 12:10:37").
>
> Because you reposted the "In reply to line" of "Nardil's" message without posting the line above it ("Posted by Nardil on December 30, 2005, at 7:53:32"), one could easily infer from reading your post that it was *I* who gained 50 lbs/year while taking Nardil. The "In reply to line" that you quoted listed my username and that of "forgetful mary," but did not include the name of the Psycho-Babble member ("Nardil") who actually wrote the message that you quoted.
>
> Fortunately, I did not gain a massive amount weight while taking Nardil. And unfortunately, I did not experience a sustained-enough antidepressant response on any of the Nardil versions that I took to have any reason to stay on it for a year.
>
> But to respond to your question about Nardil and weight gain, I do think that I gained some weight on Nardil. I didn't actually get on a scale to check my weight while I was taking Nardil, but judging from the amount of extra fat that seemed to build up on my legs, arms, and abdominal area, I would estimate that I gained maybe 10-15 pounds over the 3-4 month period that I spent taking Nardil (I think I'm recalling that correctly). For me, gaining 10-15 pounds was no big deal, but I would say that I probably gained more weight on Nardil than I did on any other medication that I've ever taken (judging from the amount of body fat that I accumulated -- or didn't accumulate -- on various medications).
>
> At any rate, I know that my message (the one that I'm writing right now) is kind of nitpicky, but I just wanted to point out that I did *not* gain 50 lbs/year when I was on Nardil, and I wanted to ask if you could please include the name of the Psycho-Babble member who posted an archived message when quoting the archives in the future. I obviously don't own this site, and I'm not in a position to make demands of anyone. However, I think that it would be in everyone's best interests if quoted material from the Psycho-Babble archives could be attributed to the name(s) of the member(s) who wrote the material.
>
> Tomatheus
>
> > Looking in the archives was too scary! Take this post for instance:
> > _____________________________
> > In reply to Re: Nardil weight gain (poss. trigger) » forgetful mary, posted by Tomatheus on December 24, 2005, at 12:10:37
> >
> > I'm on 90 mg Nardil and am gaining at a rate of 50 lbs/year! I was 127 lbs, now 170. What to do?
> > _______________________________
> >
> > Carb cravings I can handle, but metabolism problems I cannot. I'm already hypothyroid!
> >
> > I'll see how things go.
> >
> > Maxime
> >
>
>
Posted by Tomatheus on December 15, 2006, at 22:06:11
In reply to Re: Please be careful when quoting archives » Tomatheus, posted by Maxime on December 15, 2006, at 21:12:24
> Should I make a seperate post and say that you did not gain 50 pounds. A disclaimer of sorts?
No, I don't think that a disclaimer is really necessary for a message about gaining weight on Nardil, but I appreciate the fact that you offered to write one.
It really doesn't bother me so much that some Babblers might mistakenly be thinking that I gained 50 pounds in a year on Nardil. More than anything else, I just wanted to stress the importance of being cautious when quoting archived material to make sure that messages don't get attributed to the wrong person. In this case, it was really no big deal (although gaining 50 pounds on Nardil would have literally been a "big" deal). But I think that it could be problematic if an archived message of a more sensitive or disturbing nature were to be reposted with the implication that someone other than the original author wrote the message. So, I just wanted to urge some caution.
Tomatheus
Posted by Dr. Bob on December 16, 2006, at 15:23:27
In reply to Re: Please be careful when quoting archives » Tomatheus, posted by Maxime on December 15, 2006, at 21:12:24
> I also couldn't care less if it was you who gained the weight.
Please be sensitive to the feelings of others. Some people don't like to gain weight.
But please don't take this personally, this doesn't mean I don't like you or think you're a bad person.
If you or others have questions about this or about posting policies in general, or are interested in alternative ways of expressing yourself, please first see the FAQ:
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/faq.html#civil
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/faq.html#enforceFollow-ups regarding these issues should be redirected to Psycho-Babble Administration. They, as well as replies to the above post, should of course themselves be civil.
Thanks,
Bob
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