Posted by Jedi on March 24, 2007, at 12:48:21
In reply to At what point is it just time to give up?, posted by football on March 23, 2007, at 14:52:41
Hi,
Two weeks at an effective Nardil dose is almost never enough for it to kick in. After four to six weeks, if it does work for you, it can be like flipping a switch. I went from being hopeless and near death to alive and well; seemed like overnight.If Nardil doesn't do the job for you there are many combinations of medications that work for some people. I've been on 45+ different combinations of meds. Sometimes you feel like a rat in a cage but keep trying. If all else fails, there is ECT. I'm saving that one for the last resort, if everything else quits working.
Never give up! There are a lot of us in the same boat. People do care.
Good Luck,
Jedi> I've been on an supposedly-effective Nardil dosage level for about two weeks.
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> I feel more depressed then ever right now and have had no relief to my anxiety either.
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> I'm gonna give it a couple more weeks, but if it doesn't provide some relief, I think I'm done with the endless medication experiments and therapy.
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> A human being can only tolerate this for so long, and I'm near my breaking point.
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> At least there is some option that is effective 100% of the time...
poster:Jedi
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