Posted by Jedi on December 7, 2007, at 2:29:06
In reply to Still no luck with nardil, posted by mav27 on December 5, 2007, at 20:48:51
Hi,
I know everyone is different, but the orthostatic hypotension I had as a side effect of Nardil only lasted a few months. The Nardil actually lowers my borderline hypertension, so I don't have to take another med for that. I take 90mg of Nardil, 2mg of clonazepam, and 25 to 50mg of Seroquel. I believe the clonazepam plus the small dosage of Seroquel really helps my insomnia. I still get tired sometimes in the late afternoon and end up taking a nap. This does not seem to make my insomnia worse at night. I wake up a little groggy on the Seroquel, but a couple of cups of coffee takes care of that.I have had social anxiety since I was in junior high school. That is about 37 years of fighting that one. I've also had dysthymia since high school. My first major depression did not hit until I was about 40. IMHO Nardil or Marplan (both affect GABA) plus clonazepam (also affects GABA) are the best combination for fighting treatment resistant atypical depression and social anxiety. Again your mileage may vary, but the combination is worth a try.
A lot of the side effects of Nardil take many months to lessen. I don't believe the sweet carb cravings and delayed orgasm ever really go away completely. If you increase your dosage too quickly the side effects can be unbearable, and you have another worthless med trial.
Good Luck,
Jedi
> Darn it this is getting frustruting. After suffering social phobia all my life (now 27) i've been on every AD imaginable with no luck what so ever. Untill i tried nardil. My first attempt earlier in the year i went up to 60mg in the first week and after 3 weeks i was great, and sociable but the side effects hit bad such as hypotension (70/40) fainting, tinnitis. I couldn't get out of bed without fainting.
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> So i tried again recently. I've been on 30mg for 7 weeks with no effect at al so i went up to 45mg.. after 4 days i was sociable again and felt good.. 2 days later the side effects hit.. whislt i'm not fainting this time the dissiness lasts for ages, i go completely deaf and blind for about 2 minutes,, the tinnitus is with me 24hours a day and this time(unlike last time) my whole body feels like i've run a marathon with uscle weakness all over and just sever fatigue... it was so bad i've had to drop back to 30 and yep you guessed it i can't bring myself to talk to anyone (including family members) again.
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> This is just becoming a joke :(
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