Posted by 3y2l on December 21, 2008, at 13:18:41
I've been an on and off list lurker but wanted to post my experience of Nardil. I was so excited to try it, feeling it was going to be the one that changed my life. I have generalized social anxiety and dysthymia, nothing too severe. It has helped quite a bit with social anxiety and dysthymic symptoms but unfortunately, the side effects are outweighing the cons at this point and I'm probably about to start weaning off the Nardil so I can try Parnate. I have a hard time even taking 45 mg of Nardil per day due to Narcolepsy like symptoms (extreme need to close my eyes and rest even while standing up) and what I consider extreme weight gain (8 lbs in 5 weeks). It's mostly that all I crave is sweets and don't want to eat regular meals anymore. I think it has messed with my used to be great metabolism too though since often I don't eat any different than usual but I'm still gaining like crazy. Luckily I have room to spare. I can't handle the weight gain though and I really can't handle the sleepiness. I have just convinced my p-doc to let me try Provigil to stay awake and curb my appetite. Yesterday I tried 100 mg and didn't feel anything. Today I took 200 mg and still don't feel anything different (still sleepy, appetite still same) except the teeth grinding problem is really really bad. I'm anxious for it to leave my system at this point because my mouth won't stop moving. I'm so disappointed because I had finally gotten to the point of feeling somewhat comfortable with people and not feeling like I'm being watched. I only hope Parnate will work since SSRIs don't at all.
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