Posted by myco on February 23, 2009, at 10:52:36
In reply to Re: Washout period from Nardil to Parnate? » myco, posted by mickapoo on February 22, 2009, at 21:06:53
Hey,
Ya of course you want to make it as easy on yourself as you can by slowly decreasing/tapering that nardil down to zero then waiting the washout time period (for this longer is always better, hold out until you can't anymore...within reason). This taper may take more than a few weeks. It's advisable, unless you have the head of superman, to go slow...about 10-20% per week down in dose. The pills can be cut or you can crush them up in a mortar and divide the powder into 10 lines and go 9 lines first week then 8 the second etc...if you end up feeling like sh*t at some point stop then add a little back and wait then continue down, perhaps slower unless you dont mind the bumps in the road. You can also add a little benzo to the times you feel crappy. Ideally you dont want to go 75 to 60 then 45 to 15...may be too fast but thats me.
You might also be surprised to see what nardil was actually doing for you, in terms of good, when you are fully off of it for a number of weeks. For me there are ups and downs but on average my SP is way better. Some people say parnate is good for this also but others say its too stimulating. For me it will have to be either parnate or selegiline for maoi number 2 if nardil fails after time...no marplan in canada :-(
keep smilin
myco
> So, do I need to decrease the dosage slowly?
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> To answer your question about why I stopped taking it, I have severe social phobia and Nardil has not helped at all. I've been on it about 7 months now. I'm crossing my fingers that Parnate will bring some relief.
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