Posted by joemzak on January 15, 2006, at 7:25:34
In reply to Re: MAOI withdrawal » joemzak, posted by 4WD on January 14, 2006, at 21:56:13
> Have you tried switching to Parnate? Or to another class of AD?
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> I know what you mean about the psychic pain. It can be so bad it is physical pain. Writhing in the floor pain. Many of us here have experienced it so you are not alone.
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> What does your pdoc say?
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> MarshaMy doc??? That's another story. (By the way, thanks for writing)
My doc of 10 years said to me that the effects I suffer when I come off Nardil could be either a rebound effect or it could be the state I would be in had I never started with Nardil. A LIE! This past week I found an article at: "http://www.psychiatriat.com/pcc/abstracts/pcc030404.htm" The article basically talks about withdrawal from anti-depressants, with a section on MAOI. Boy, was it an eye opener. He states that if the side effects occur within a few days after stopping your medication, it is NOT depression but withdrawal - which he calls discontinuation symptoms. He talks about all kinds of side effects - including one similiar to withdrawing from SPEED! The article also has recommendations for getting off meds. I now have a new doctor and started coming off Nardil today. I take 6 pills and will reduce by 1/4 pill every 2 weeks. It will take 48 weeks, but that doesn't concern me, as long as I get off these devils!
As far as Parnate, frankly, I need to see what my natural state of being is before I take anything else. I have been on Nardil for 18 years and maybe, just maybe, I am okay without them. 18 years ago, I started seeing a doc and was diagnosed with atypical depression. In retrospect, I believe it was and is more of a social phobic thing than depression. Anyway, the only way I will find out is to stop Nardil.
I have found this board so comforting that I will keep everyone posted how the long road off is progressing. Thank you all. Joe
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