Posted by Elizabeth on January 19, 2000, at 8:33:33
In reply to Nardil "poop-out" - relapse, posted by Scott L. Schofield on January 19, 2000, at 7:27:02
> Q: How many people have had Nardil stop working for them?
*raises hand*
> Q: How long did it Nardil work before suffering a relapse?
About 8 months. It wasn't just a relapse; it resembled the MAOI withdrawal syndrome, actually.
> Q: What treatment was found to work afterwards?
When I stopped the Nardil for a couple months and then started it again, it worked again, but it pooped out a second time (again after around 8 months). Parnate worked also, once the withdrawal-like symptoms had stopped (they persisted for a very long time, though).
> I'm beginning to feel scared and demoralized. I think I will be revisiting Nardil (phenelzine), but adding several mood stabilizers this time.
I tried adding Depakote and later Lamictal after it pooped out; no effect.
> By process of elimination, it seems to me that Nardil is the only antidepressant that has any chance to work. My doctor and I have spent nearly ten years trying to find an answer.
Tried Marplan?
> I have been looking for something that would get me well so that I could live happily ever-after
> I can't make any reasonable plans for a future because I can't count on being well for that long.
I know that feeling well...right now everything feels so uncertain for me.
poster:Elizabeth
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