Posted by ndlsdz on August 3, 2002, at 1:51:14
In reply to Re: beginning dosage/ rate of increase for Nardil » ndlsdz, posted by LLL on August 2, 2002, at 20:39:57
> It all depends upon how sensitive you are to medicines and how well you tolerate side effects. It's usually recommended you start with the lowest dose (15) and increase by the same every 7 days. However, not knowing your symptoms, or their severity, that may be a torturous long time to get to your therapeutic dose.
I don't think I'm especially sensitive to meds. I've had virtually no side effects from SSRI's and others. But it's quite likely Nardil will be a different story. I doubt I'll do as told and stay at 30mg for two weeks before a dosage increase. Even waiting a week between 15mg increases seems like it would take forever. My hesitant doctor has very little experience with MAOI's and wouldn't even prescribe something in case of a hypertensive crisis, and said that one such crisis would mean the end of Nardil.
I guess my real question is what would happen if the dosage increase were too rapid?
thanks
Jeff
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