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Posted by myco on January 22, 2009, at 21:20:48
Hey,
I've been pretty vigilant at taking my 60mg of nardil at the same times everyday (30mg 9:30am, 15mg 2:30pm, 15mg 8:30pm). I just got a dose increase to 75mg and then the ok to go on to 90mg if it doesn't work well. I understand that timing of dose is patient dependant but has anyone noticed a difference when they moved the timing of the doses and combinations around? Care to share what timings/dosages you've tried and the effect on mood etc. My dr recommended 45mg morning then 45mg night for the 90mg dose...I plan on just adding the extra 15mg to go from 60 to 75 in the afternoon....do you think it would make much diff if any? I do tend to get more of a response dip in the afternoon though. 60mg nardil worked really well for 2 weeks then quit (or became quite subtle) for weeks 3 and 4...i'm hoping dose timing may give a kick back response in case it quits again.
thnx
atypical depression, gad, social anxiety
75mg nardil
Posted by SLS on January 23, 2009, at 6:12:01
In reply to NARDIL dose TIMING (? for nardil champs and vets), posted by myco on January 22, 2009, at 21:20:48
> Hey,
>
> I've been pretty vigilant at taking my 60mg of nardil at the same times everyday (30mg 9:30am, 15mg 2:30pm, 15mg 8:30pm). I just got a dose increase to 75mg and then the ok to go on to 90mg if it doesn't work well. I understand that timing of dose is patient dependant but has anyone noticed a difference when they moved the timing of the doses and combinations around? Care to share what timings/dosages you've tried and the effect on mood etc. My dr recommended 45mg morning then 45mg night for the 90mg dose...I plan on just adding the extra 15mg to go from 60 to 75 in the afternoon....do you think it would make much diff if any? I do tend to get more of a response dip in the afternoon though. 60mg nardil worked really well for 2 weeks then quit (or became quite subtle) for weeks 3 and 4...i'm hoping dose timing may give a kick back response in case it quits again.
>
> thnx
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> atypical depression, gad, social anxiety
> 75mg nardilI have tried all sorts of dosing arrangements with Nardil. My experience is that it doesn't really matter how you take it. The last time I took 90mg, I divided it 45mg morning and night. I have also dosed 30mg t.i.d. with the last dose being around 3:00pm. This was effective for me also.
Are you experiencing any insomnia?
- Scott
Posted by myco on January 23, 2009, at 12:16:28
In reply to Re: NARDIL dose TIMING (? for nardil champs and vets), posted by SLS on January 23, 2009, at 6:12:01
> I have tried all sorts of dosing arrangements with Nardil. My experience is that it doesn't really matter how you take it. The last time I took 90mg, I divided it 45mg morning and night. I have also dosed 30mg t.i.d. with the last dose being around 3:00pm. This was effective for me also.
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> Are you experiencing any insomnia?
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> - Scott
Hey,Ya insomnia is a major issue for me. I was averaging 2 to 3h per night with only melatonin to help for sleep. I'm working on getting a sleep aid (you had mentioned seroquel or trazodone). I'm also looking for doxylamine ("unisom-2" or "unisom" - tablet form) which contains this ingredient but it's not available in Canada (only through rx as a med for pregnant women experiencing morning sickness lol).
Did dose timing have a sleep response for you?
thnx again
Posted by Justherself54 on January 23, 2009, at 13:58:51
In reply to Re: NARDIL dose TIMING (? for nardil champs and vets) » SLS, posted by myco on January 23, 2009, at 12:16:28
Insomnia was pretty bad on Nardil. I took 50 mg of seroquel and 7.5 of zopiclone to finally be able to sleep well. Hope you find a med or combo to get some zzzzzzzz's.
Posted by jedi on January 24, 2009, at 3:18:20
In reply to NARDIL dose TIMING (? for nardil champs and vets), posted by myco on January 22, 2009, at 21:20:48
Hi,
I've been on Nardil for at least a decade now. I've tried every dosing schedule there is, including 90mg-all at once, in the evening. None of the dosage timing made any difference for me.I believe that most of the side effects of Nardil are caused by the inhibition of MAO itself. A small change in dosage, such as 15mg has always taken weeks to show any effect on my depression or social anxiety symptoms. That same small change also takes weeks before I notice any changes in the side effects of the medication. For me any sudden change is a placebo effect.
At 75 to 90mg of Nardil I have almost complete inhibition of MAO. This takes a couple of weeks to change and thus timing of dosage, for me, has seemed to have no effect.
Be Well,
Jedi> Hey,
>
> I've been pretty vigilant at taking my 60mg of nardil at the same times everyday (30mg 9:30am, 15mg 2:30pm, 15mg 8:30pm). I just got a dose increase to 75mg and then the ok to go on to 90mg if it doesn't work well. I understand that timing of dose is patient dependant but has anyone noticed a difference when they moved the timing of the doses and combinations around? Care to share what timings/dosages you've tried and the effect on mood etc. My dr recommended 45mg morning then 45mg night for the 90mg dose...I plan on just adding the extra 15mg to go from 60 to 75 in the afternoon....do you think it would make much diff if any? I do tend to get more of a response dip in the afternoon though. 60mg nardil worked really well for 2 weeks then quit (or became quite subtle) for weeks 3 and 4...i'm hoping dose timing may give a kick back response in case it quits again.
>
> thnx
>
>
> atypical depression, gad, social anxiety
> 75mg nardil
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