Posted by 4WD on March 27, 2008, at 20:36:31
In reply to Re: 16 days on Nardil » 4WD, posted by UGottaHaveHOPE on March 27, 2008, at 4:47:46
> This is just my opinion, and based on conversations with my pdoc, who has prescribed MAOIs as much as anyone in the USA.
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> 1) 8 weeks is a good trial for Nardil, but 12 is the best. You've already made it through the toughest part, the initial side effects, so I urge you to consider going to distance. If you do go 12, and it doesn't work, then you can rule out Nardil forever. For me, it kicked in at week 10, and wow. My black-and-white world became color.I saw my pdoc today and he officially raised me to 60mg. If the side effects are too much I can go back down to 45. It's been three weeks today and the general consensus was that it was time to go to 60. The second week on Nardil, my anxiety got much less and the depression started to lift but in the last two or three days, I've backslid. So he raised it. I am excited about the prospect of my black and white world turning to color. That's exactly what happened to me when I first went on on AD (imipramine) in1986.
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> 2) Geodon. Not sure about that, no knowledge of that combo, altho Im sure plenty of others on here do. If you do switch, consider Seroquel. It is also for mood disorders like Geodon, and really does something special for sleep.I can't take Seroquel. I am a recovering bulimic and Seroquel has the unfortunate side effect of making me want to eat everything in the house. (Then I feel scared of gaining weight so I throw up.) I take Trazadone for sleep and it works really well at 100 mg.
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> Proud of you. Hang in there. Take it day by day. Just make your goal to make it through the next 10 minutes, the next hour, the day. Dont worry about tomorrow or next week.Thanks for the encouragement. That's kind of what I'm doing not just with the Nardil but with the benzo tapering as well. I've cut my benzo use in half since starting nardil.
Marsha
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