Posted by Maxime on October 13, 2007, at 15:15:52
In reply to Nardil add-ons, what other meds help?, posted by stargazer2 on October 12, 2007, at 8:59:57
Wow, those are great ideas. Maybe a TCA like amitrypteline (spelling?) would help since it is sedating.
Maxime
> I am on Nardil, plus a TCA, Nortriptylline. There are only a few sanctioned meds that can be given with Nardil and many doctors are too nervous to combine Nardil with anything else.
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> Ugotta has the article ("Current Psychiatry", Vol. 1, No.6/June 2002) I used to show my pdoc that other meds, though not offically sanctioned, can be given safely with Nardil. The article is at:
> http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20061003/msgs/693453.html
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> Wellbutrin, Trazadone and TCA's, other than clomipramine (Anafranil) can be safely administered with Nardil.
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> If a patient has insomnia on Nardil, Doxepin or trazedone is recommended. (Michael... have you tried Trazadone or Doxepin for sleep in place of seroquel? Trazedone is particularly effect for sleep)
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> Recommendations for afternoon drowsiness or insomnia are stimulants including Pemoline(18.75-35.5 mg), or d-amphetamine (2.5 to 5 mg***I had a hypertensive rxn to 10 mg***, should have stayed below 5.0 mg) Ritalin (5-10 mg) or modafinil (50-100 mg) to be given in the AM or afternoon when drowsy.
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> Th article was written by Drs. Cole and Bodkin, researchers and Sr. Psychopharmacologists at McLean Hospital, Belmont,MA and Harvard Medical School.
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> Does anyone else have other more recent articles that address other medications that can be given with Nardil? I will look for these too.
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> Stargazer
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