Posted by Jedi on September 2, 2007, at 14:22:28
In reply to Re: early morning brain chemistry » Jedi, posted by Girlnterrupted78 on September 2, 2007, at 7:43:33
Hi GI78,
In response to your questions:Some people could take 10mg of methylphenidate with 90mg of Nardil and have no problem with it. Somebody else might have a reaction. So with caution would mean to start with maybe 1/4 of the goal dosage and watch the BP very closely. If there is no reaction to the ultra small dose, go up a little and so on until the intended dosage is reached.
I have taken many meds and foods with Nardil that are officially contraindicated, among these:
nortriptyline
bupropion
codeine
non-tap beer
wine
whiskey
chocolate
mozzarella cheese
american cheese
processed cheese
fresh milk productsI am a lot bigger than you so 90mg does not even come close to the 1mg/kg dose for me. I don't have problems at this dosage except for the normal side effects of Nardil.
Be Well,
Jedi> >However, there are a lot of contraindicated meds and food that can be taken with caution when on a MAOI.
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> I don't understand what you mean by taking a contraindication 'with caution.' I mean, you take it, or you don't.
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> But to take it 'with caution'? Can you take 10mgs of Ritalin 'with caution' and the same amount 'without caution'? You're still taking it!
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> If someone could explain to me what those 'experienced' pdocs do in order to give you contraindications 'with caution' I'd really appreciate it.
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> (On a side note: Re your 90mgs of Nardil... have you ever had any problems with that dose? When I went on 90mgs some weeks ago, didn't last even 3 days on it because of severe signs of overdose (unbearable headaches after taking every daily Nardil dose.) Not even 75mgs worked for me--more signs of overdose on 75mgs. Have you had a single problem after going up on 90mgs? Thanks.)
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