Posted by jedi on March 22, 2009, at 1:08:01
In reply to Re: Shy Guy Intro + Site Help » jedi, posted by Elimino Pete on March 22, 2009, at 0:08:38
Hi,
Thanks for your kind words. Sometimes it is hard to be supportive of others when we are feeling so terrible ourselves. I just wrote a long response and lost it in "Cyber HE**". I'll write again later.
Good Luck in your quest for wellness,
Jedi> Again, sorry for the misinformation. I'm an old man and can't see those dots (or lack thereof) well <grin>.
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> I could never take much Nardil because of intolerable urogenital function side effects. I think I was eventually brought down to a maintenance dose of only 30 mg a day, but I honestly don't remember and am not sure I can even find out...maybe it was 60 mg. It helped me, whatever it was. Though never a complete answer, it was more complete and comprehensive than anything I have ever tried.
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> I went off Nardil for several months after my doctor got the wild notion that I was OCD instead of SP. He was wrong. He put me on Prozac, which was an almost new drug then. I kept increasing the dose to reach a maximum that was a bit beyond the normally recommended range. I received no benefit at any time. As a side note, I curiously had none of the dreadful sexual side effects that the SSRIs give me nowadays. Taking Prozac was seemingly as if I was not taking anything. I was so disappointed and depressed about having my high hopes dashed.
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> When I went back on Nardil, it never seemed to work the same for me. I did indeed experience the hypomania and euphoria you describe when I first took it. In fact, it seemed to linger for months on end. I was no doubt naive in believing that was part of the desired clinical effect. When I went back onto Nardil after discontinuing Prozac, it never worked as well. The mania was gone from the outset, and more importantly, the anti-anxiety effect was not nearly as potent. Still, it was better than anything I had tried or have tried since then. I truly liked that euphoric effect, but in retrospect, I realize it didn't do much for the few relationships I was able to nourish, especially the one with my girlfriend at the time.
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> Your report of continued success with Nardil after the excipient formula changes is so encouraging to hear. Somehow I just don't see Emsam being a long term solution for me, but I'm not ready to give up until I try a dose increase. I'm trying to wait for a less chaotic time in my life to try it. Do those times ever come though?
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> I am so pleased that you are having success with pharmacological treatment, especially given all the trials you've endured. Wow, I thought I'd tried a lot of stuff. Continue to be well my friend!
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