Posted by SLS on January 5, 2009, at 7:54:58
In reply to a couple of Nardil questions, posted by g_g_g_unit on January 3, 2009, at 21:58:49
Why Nardil?
> 1) while discussing nardil with my pdoc, he said that given my tendency to worry, i might become fixated on the possibility of having a hypotensive crisis; as a result, i might end up inducing a stress a headache, which i could then mistake for a crisis.If you fall into this pattern of behavior, you can simply stop taking the medication. But it seems silly to me for your doctor to use a crystal ball to come to his conclusions about how you will behave. He may be right, but that is only guesswork on his part.
> i assume that there's a qualitative difference between a stress headache and a hypotensive headache, though is that not the case during its initial onset?
The headache is unmistakable. It is an intense, painful throbbing at the base of the skull and behind the neck.
> 2) when nardil's described as helping social anxiety, does it help stuff like rate of thought processing, conversational fluidity, emotional expressiveness etc. or is it more a feeling of induced wellbeing (the latter being of no real use to me)?
My crystal ball indicates that when the anxiety disappears, your cognitive resources will improve. Nardil does more than promote a sense of wellbeing for people who suffer anxiety disorders. It can abolish anxiety in certain types of anxiety disorders. GAD, SAD, social phobia, OCD. It really depends on what the source of anxiety is. You may need to investigate this psychotherapeutically.
> 3) how does nardil affect cognition? also,
It clears my thinking and inceases my rate of speech.
> is the fatigue i often see reported dose-dependent?
No. If anything, it is time-dependent. Regardless of dosage, it will likely disappear.
- Scott
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