Posted by Questionmark on March 12, 2006, at 20:35:57
Okay, i know i'm probably a fool for even contemplating this kind of thing. And i know i'm probably a greedy moron for saying the following, but, ... i'm kind of sick of Nardil's complications. No, i'm not even talking about the dietary restrictions-- big deal. Yeah i miss blue cheese, but who cares?
But i am really tired of my low libido and quasi-anorgasmia (& reduced pleasure). And i'm really tired of what i feel are significant cognitive side effects (such as extremely poor word recall and, i think, a worse anterograde memory [er, can't remember experiences in my life while on Nardil, as well, in the future]). SOOO, anyway...
i've been wondering, how much better would Nardil be than, say, a combination of an SSRI, a low or semi-low dose of some dopaminergic, and/or a low to moderate dose of some norepinephrine enhancer, and/or a low dose of some benzo or GABAergic med (probably even just a combination of the SSRI and one or two of those other substances, depending on what the individual needed)?
i mean, Nardil's primary action is to increase serotonin levels, so could an SSRI and, say low-dose selegeline be just as effective for me as Nardil? Probably not-- i know (from experience). But why?
Help me out here.
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