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Re: HELP WITH WITHDRAWAL FROM LONG TERM NARDIL

Posted by cp on March 12, 2007, at 0:29:18

In reply to HELP WITH WITHDRAWAL FROM LONG TERM NARDIL, posted by Jedi on March 1, 2007, at 2:28:31

> HELP WITH WITHDRAWAL FROM LONG TERM NARDIL
> Posted by Dr Undies on March 1, 2007, at 1:45:01
>
> Hi... Does anybody have any experience withdrawing from long term Nardil use? I have been on 45 mg per day for just over 15 years. I've had several unsuccessful attempts to get off Nardil in this time. The withdrawal effects begin a few days following a dose reduction and can become quite severe.
> ...
> Andy
>
> Hi Andy,
> We are all different I guess. I just came off of 90mg of Nardil in a couple of weeks. Very few side effects other than REM rebound; all the dreamming is kind of neat after years without. I had some anxiety which I controlled with clonazepam. This is my fourth time off Nardil in the past 10 years. Each of the previous three times have resulted in a return of my atypical depression with social and generalized anxiety.
>
> I'm coming off Nardil to start another trial with Parnate. I tried it in 2001 and failed. But the massive weight gain from Nardil is affecting my health, and I have to try something else. I am prepared to increase my dose of Parnate until it does work. Augmentation with lithium or stimulants are other options.
> Good Luck,
> Jedi
>
Hi Andy,
After a rather severe depression about 20+ years ago I have been on Nardil at dosages from 75mg/day to the present 45mg/day. Initially, found side effects such as weight gain, diet, and sleep disturbance to be an annoyance. However, after 20+ years these side effects have all but sibsided. Two weeks ago, I began "gradually" tapering off from 60mg to 45mg/day. Initially, I thought that my system might be replenishing itself with those chemicals that the Nardil had provided. However, after exactly two weeks I have noticed a slight change in mood. For me, two weeks seems to be the time frame required for Nardil to "wash out" of my system. About a year ago I went "cold turkey" off of a combination of Nardil and Tegretol which eventually was disasterous. I am tapering off the Nardil in an attempt to try one of the newer anti-depressants with fewer side effects. For me anyway, discontinuing or attempting to discontinue Nardil has never been easy, and as Jedi commented, there is a return of depression and generalized anxiety. As well, there never seems to be a "right" time to attempt to come off the medication. *Andy, could you tell me what you've found to be some of the withdrawal effects from Nardil? Thank you
Good Luck............CP



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