Posted by Jedi on April 25, 2008, at 1:14:21
In reply to 6 weeks on Nardil, posted by 4WD on April 17, 2008, at 18:14:04
Hi Marsha,
I'm so glad that Nardil is helping you feel better. It is the only med that has ever worked for me. Everybody is different, but I've tried lowering my dosage of Nardil slowly several times. As soon as the MAO inhibition goes below a certain level for a period of time, my major depression returns. I keep trying because several of the side effects still bother me even after being on Nardil for most of eleven years. Luckily for me, when I raise my dosage back up to 75 or 90mg the depression remits faster than when I first started the medication. I believe this is because I still have some MAO inhibition built up in my system. The PDR is often wrong, same as PDOCs and MDs.
Good luck and be well,
Jedi...
> The older doctor who used to prescribe Nardil a lot told me something very interesting. In fact, he read it to me from the PDR. It said that once complete remission has been achieved on Nardil, the dosage should be lowered slowly by one pill a day over a period of time. It even said that you should go as low as one pill a day or even one every other day and the Nardil would still maintain it's efficacy. I don't think I'd go to one pill every other day but it's exciting to think that after I've achieved complete remission, I can go down to 30mg a day instead of 45. Maybe that will lessen the side effects. And then if I don't feel depression creeping back in, I'll try going to 15 mg a day.
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