Posted by DonBristol on September 22, 2004, at 6:37:43
In reply to Moclobemide/Manerix vs. Nardil, posted by maddog on September 20, 2004, at 20:55:36
> Hi Everyone,
>
> I met with a new pdoc today who suggested that I try
> Manerix (a reversible MAOI) instead of Nardil. I have
> seen little written about Manerix in terms of its side
> effects and efficacy, especially with respect to anxiety.
>
> Does anyone out there have experience with Manerix and
> can compare it to Nardil?
Maddog, I have tried both Nardil and Moclobemide. My experience with moclobemide is not as bad as that of many of the other posters in this thread. In fact I found it to be very good. But it very quickly (in a matter of months) ran out of steam and I needed to increase the dose. In fact I got to a stage where I couldn't easily increase it an y more because the pdoc was uneasy with the amount.Moclobemide is energising in the same way as Parnate is but Moclobemide seems to me to be rather weaker. It's great advantage is that you do not have to eat a restricted diet of foodstuffs.
I found Nardil made me feel foggy. It slowed me down and made me lethargic. However it did have a positive effect on mood and was probably as good as if not better than Moclobemide.
If your pdoc wants to try Moclobemide then I would give it a go in case it works for you. Some people have posted about adverse effects but I got almost NIL adverse effects. I found it to be a vert clean med from that point of view. OTOH the side effects of Nardil were for me quite unwanted (fuzziness, altered sleep patterns, dietary restrictions, dry mouth, etc).
OTOH as you suffer from anxiety then perhaps an energising med may (or may not) be a problem.
As you can see, my experience does not line up with that of many of the other posters in this thread.
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