Posted by Girlnterrupted78 on May 29, 2008, at 16:06:37
In reply to Re: Advice needed: Fastest way to wean off Nardil?, posted by stargazer2 on May 28, 2008, at 21:10:30
Hi Stargazer, I'm glad to hear you're feeling that well on 60mgs of Nardil. I recall that you didn't want to go beyond 45mgs for some reason.. but I can't remember the reason.
I haven't seen an endo, but I'm switching pdocs, so I will probably suggest seeing one.I also didn't realize the weight gain until about November! One woman at work told me I was gaining a bit of weight and I remember trying to lose, losing 4 pounds, and gaining them back right away. It was frustrating--I could not keep the weight off.
I'm not sure what medication to take next. I was thinking of maybe going back to Celexa and adding lithium. But that's just my opinion, I will see a new doctor and see what he recommends. Maybe he comes up with something better. At some point I was interested in trying Remeron, but I've heard it also causes weight gain! so I'm reluctant. I always thought that since I go to the gym and take care of myself, I would probably not gain. But Nardil proved me wrong. No matter how hard I tried, I felt starved and my metabolism slowed down a LOT. I could feel myself losing weight in a week, but the starvation of the next week would make me gain immediately what I had lost. So no, I cannot do it with diet and exercise. Your metabolism slows to a point where you really can't lose.
Anyway, I'm on my 6th day of tapering off Nardil. I did 3 days on 3 pills, and this is my 3rd day on 2 pills. Now I only have 3 days on one pill and then zero!! So far I haven't felt any brain zaps or any other side-effects. The only thing I'm starting to feel is less hungry.. I hope I'm not having the placebo effect just because I know this is supposed to happen, but somehow I don't feel starved like I felt on the full dosage of Nardil.
Anyway, I'd be interested in finding out how you were able to go up to 60mgs when you were having trouble at 45mgs and even had to go down to 30mgs at some point. How did you manage to do that?
Best of luck,
GI
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