Posted by chad_3 on December 29, 2002, at 15:48:22
In reply to Re: High doses of Nardil? What is DX?, posted by KellyM on December 28, 2002, at 19:53:59
If there isn't much social anxiety compared to atypical depression maybe Parnate would work at lower doses. It is relatively more dopaminergic and noradrenergic vs. serotonergic - compared to Nardil. So lower doses give good DA and NE boost.
Atypical depression (with prominent rejection sensitivity) can be treated with Prozac - but I assume you tried that and I think Parnate is good to try if you have not tried it yet - the MAOI's are probably best for atypical depression overalll - they boost dopamine which reduces interpersonal senstivity, passivity, and fear.
chad
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> Technically SP with atypical depression, although anxiety really hasn't been a problem. Other meds helped, at least for a time, to lessen depression but Nardil is the only one that really has made me feel "alive". I remember when it started to kick in at 90mg I felt like a new person. The side effects at first were tough but they have gradually lessended to where they're tolerable.
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> I wondered about the increased dose because it was only at 90mg that I really saw a big difference. I don't know if body weight makes a difference, but I'm over 200 pounds (although I've dieted and lost about 12, knock on wood) and thought that might make a difference. In any event, the conventional wisdom that you can lessen your dosage after a while doesn't seem to work for me. I think it may have been Elizabeth who has stated that this old idea is really not true. I haven't researched it yet, but personally I have to agree.
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