Posted by gardenergirl on May 31, 2005, at 2:31:56
In reply to Re: My thoughts/experiences on Nardil, posted by Chairman_MAO on May 30, 2005, at 20:06:26
I'm so glad to hear that Nardil is helping. Working out in a public gym is a huge accomplishment for someone with social phobia! Good for you. And sounds like a good plan for the anorgasmia. This tends to go away for me in a couple of months or if I decrease my dose.
> What I'm wondering about Nardil:
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> 1) Has anyone had any success minimizing/eliminating carb cravings and/or weight gain?It sounds like you are being proactive about this. I know it's much more proactive than I have been. I don't kmow if it will be enough, but I'm sure you will do better than I have so far. :( I find I have to not have sweets available to me in order to avoid eating them. If they are in the house, I often binge, something I never did before Nardil. I tried Topamax to try to reduce this, but it ended up making me feel more depressed before I got to a dose that might have affected my appetite.
> 2) Drowsiness. Sometimes about 1-2 hours after I take a dose, I feel like going to sleep, but only if I am sitting still. If I am walking around, I do not get nearly as drowsy. Does this ever go away, or will I have to take modafinil/pemoline/etc for it?I don't think I have this enough to comment on it. I'm on 60 mg, which I take as 2 in the a.m. and one in the afternoon, and one at bedtime.
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> 3) Edema. Slight swelling in my feet. Does this ever go away?This seems dose dependent. I hate to say it, but it has not gone away for good with me. It does come and go, though. Some days are worse than others. I sometimes have to take Lasix when it's bad, which I hate doing. This is one of the reasons I recently added Lamictal in hopes of decresasing my Nardil dose.
Take care,
gg
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