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Posted by sciutti on March 17, 2003, at 17:21:35
I have been on nardil since 8/02 and have never felt better my life. BUT I have gained 10 lbs and since I'm 55 most of it is around my waist! which is up to 35 1/2 in !! I know one of the side effects is weight gain but haven't been able to find out why - is it inherent with a MAO inhibitor ie there is really not a reason why or is it due to ? metabolism change,carb craving, etc. I am also on Ritalin cuz of drowsiness caused by chronic pain management. Oxycontin and Norco. You'd think that would help. Not. I also have weird eating habits due to Burning Mouth Syndrome and IBS (drinking ensure,only eating cookies& ice cream) and that did not change so I started doing more research on nardil and found some patients (I think here) talking about weight increase. With the search engine down and I am still learning to use a computer I gave up. I hope someone sees this and helps me somehow!!!!
Thank you. Joanne
Posted by ace on March 18, 2003, at 1:00:22
In reply to HELP - NARDIL WEIGHT GAIN, posted by sciutti on March 17, 2003, at 17:21:35
Posted by missliz on March 18, 2003, at 1:33:59
In reply to HELP - NARDIL WEIGHT GAIN, posted by sciutti on March 17, 2003, at 17:21:35
Well, yeah Nardil causes wieght gain 'cos you want your dessert. Eating too much makes you gain wieght. I was on the stuff for years, lost a lot of weight. I exercise. Burn it don't store it. Went to grad school, stopped training, blew back up. Imagine how fat we'd be if we could eat cheese!
You're on a lot of dope- so much poppy you need speed? Maybe you need to review this. I use a lot of painkillers for - well, I'm a three year orthopedic rebuild project and kinda short of cartilage, but there are AEDs that are great for pain management like Trileptal. That IBS is classic anxiety stuff, fits in with the indications for Nardil. AEDs can help with all that stuff, too. And fiber is the accepted treatment for IBS- Been there, done it, maybe you need a second opinion. Depression and anxiety cases are more prone to chronic pain.
So go buy some decent shoes and start walking ( or swimming or wheelchair racing or whatever) and look for a new perspective. Theres a zillion books on this at Barnes and Noble- computer illiteracy is no excuse. They have that Internet for Dummies book too ;)missliz
Posted by MelD on March 18, 2003, at 17:55:05
In reply to HELP - NARDIL WEIGHT GAIN, posted by sciutti on March 17, 2003, at 17:21:35
There is indeed a lot of info on weight gain and Nardil in previous posts here. When i first started taking Nardil, i went to www.google.com and typed in Nardil. One of the responses that came up dealt directly with weight gain and, in fact, led me to Psycho-Babble for the first time. I hope this is clear, i am lousy at explaining things. I also gained weight on Nardil, but was only on it for 4 wks because of other side effects. I think it was totally due to carbo cravings. Best of luck and take care! Its nice to hear from someone my own age here :)
Posted by sciutti on March 18, 2003, at 21:42:08
In reply to Re: HELP - NARDIL WEIGHT GAIN, posted by missliz on March 18, 2003, at 1:33:59
GEEZ sure had a lot of comments! I assume you are talking about non-narcs,been there done that. Forgot to say I also have an internal pain pump with dilaudid- lots of poppy seeds! Soo..I tried the upper and by golly I ain't so sleepy. I have had chronic pain since anesthesia school 1974 and entered that circle of depression/pain and what came first but since it doesn't matter me and dr. started treating both. I was on my way to ECT when I found the MAO cuz I had tried 21 others since 1996 and my serotonin system just don't work! and with the dopamine increased I have just now WANTED to excercise. Bought a gazelle walker and new shoes! Have a computer dummy book but have caught 2 viruses in the meantime. Just started using this wonderful machine 7mos. ago. Oh yeah had a flareup of IBS from anxiety over not using the excersier(being a SA here!sorry). So I am better now and plan to explore more on nardil. Thanks
Posted by sciutti on March 18, 2003, at 22:27:47
In reply to Re: HELP - NARDIL WEIGHT GAIN, posted by missliz on March 18, 2003, at 1:33:59
Forgot to say and not really sure if necessary but I reread,reread & etc. your post and don't know where you're coming from, anyway, yep been in wrecks broken neck,back,hip,pelvis not all in same wreck, and been there done that with second opinion and finding new way to deal with things. Who are you, anyway? Thanks.
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