Posted by SLS on January 8, 2013, at 6:36:28
In reply to Re: Nardil + Lithium. How much Lithium?, posted by gilmourr on January 8, 2013, at 4:44:22
> How can I lower the amount of norepinephrine from Nardil then? Because it has been a really good anti-depressant and anti-anxiety med.
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> I just develop hyperreflexia and shivers
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> I don't even know if the 24/7 shivers are from overload of serotonin or norepinephrine, but my gut says norepinephrine because NE always does crazy sh*t to me.Are you taking any other drugs? It could be a reaction to taking another serotonergic drug. Even lithium can precipitate a hyperserotonergic state, albeit rarely. I would consider continuing to take Nardil at a minimum dosage of 60 mg/day and look for the side effects to disappear within a few weeks. I have had similar reactions to MAOIs, and they have thus far disappeared rather quickly.
I could be wrong, but I don't think your approach toward understanding psychopharmacology will serve you. I am not sure you should trust mine either, but I am speaking from personal experience with these drugs.
You might want to titrate Nardil at a rate of 15 mg/day every 3 weeks just to give each dosage a chance to work and to minimize side effects.
- Scott
Some see things as they are and ask why.
I dream of things that never were and ask why not.- George Bernard Shaw
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