Posted by King Vultan on September 29, 2004, at 23:17:17
In reply to Nardil hope, posted by greywolf on September 29, 2004, at 20:17:05
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> I haven't visited here in a while because I started on Nardil a few months ago and wanted to experience it without prejudging it by other's experiences.
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> I'm now up to only 60mg/day, but I've found it to be somewhat effective with few side effects. The dietary restrictions were no big deal once I committed them to memory, but it does seem to contribute to some weight gain.
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> I'm curious as to how quickly to push the dosage up. I've been taking it as slow as reasonably possible to allow myself the best chance of adjusting to the med, but the depressive episodes are still pretty severe, though less so than before.
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> Your thoughts would be appreciated.I started at 45 mg/day and went to 60 mg/day after two or three weeks. I was at 90 mg/day within two months of starting it. 60 mg/day is more or less the standard effective dose, but there is one school of thought on this drug that says you need 1.0 mg/kg of body weight. For me at about 150 lbs., this figured out to 150/2.2 = 68 mg/day or 5 x 15 pills per day. This was actually the minimum dosage for me that was truly effective. I eventually made it all the way up to 105 mg/day, which I now feel was too much. If I went on the med again, I would shoot for either 75 or 90 mg/day.
If you are still having depressive episodes, I would recommend definitely increasing to 5 x 15 mg/day. I believe you will find it a considerable improvement over 60 mg/day. You may experience an increase in side effects, but I would hope the degree of improvement in antidepressant efficacy would still make it worthwhile.
Todd
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