Posted by that_guy23 on December 3, 2008, at 18:15:42
In reply to Re: What is the verdict on post-2003 Nardil?, posted by amdew717 on December 3, 2008, at 14:25:30
Iv'e been on nardil now for 13 weeks. I was started at 15 mg 3x aday for 1 week, then 45mg for 2 weeks, at weeks 4-5 I was upped to 75 mg's. I almost immediately felt a euphoria that was so amsing and relaxing. It was sedating to but I didn't care, I thought finally a drug thats gonaa work!
over the 2 weeks the euphoria lasted a full week each time I took my pills, Then it was off and on for a week. I alss noticed a change in my motivation, attitude, and mood big time, which of course was my depression. But my main concern was my severe social anxiety, it haden't been touched.
I went to see my pdoc after 2 weeks on 75 mg's and the euphoria was gone but the depression was still effected. This is when we decided to up my dose. I assumed I was going to 90 mg's, and now I even think that would have been a mistake. But no she wrote me a prescription for 105 mg a day, WOW. At the time I didn't know alot about the drug so I just assumed that I was gonna get better with my social anxiety and probably more euphoria. I noticed an effect off of this dose almost immediately to, orthostatic hypotension. I was falling around could stand up for more than a min, or I went temp. blind for like 30 secs. my ears would ring and I had to lie down, at first I found it a little funny thinking, this will wear off soon, nope I lasted 1 week at 105, then dropped it to 90 for 2 weeks in which I became very dpressed at, then back at 75, where I felt it for a week straight still, and then for 2-3 weeks it cmae and went. So her I am now at 75 for 5 weeks, 7 in all. I have no more hypotension, but I have low blood pressure, and can't orgasm, that's good considering I had like ten other SE's, including; fatigue, urinary retension, constipation for like a month or more, dryness of mouth, chills, shakiness or trembling, and carbohydrate cravings, which are still there a little.
So I know the nardil acted on my dpression, which wasn't my main concern, but I know it did work! So I'm planning om sticking with it, for a while yet. My current pdoc won't increase my dose or add augmentation, thats why I sent a referall to another doc. I think I'm gonna up it myself this week or next week to 90. I also take 1mg clonazepam 3x daily. I want to increase that, because I don't have any relief, but I've heard that that can effect the nardil. It didn't effect at first though at 75 mg's.
I want to stay on nardil because of it's success stories, and it being the gold standard for SA. I guess if I up to 90 and then get augmentation, and stay at that for a month or so, and theres no change, I'll probaly just switch right over to parnate.
Bit of a rant, But thats my nardil story.
any questions, or suggestions, please let me know.
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