Posted by g_g_g_unit on March 20, 2009, at 20:48:39
In reply to Re: plan for weaning off Nardil? » g_g_g_unit, posted by myco on March 18, 2009, at 9:45:41
> 8 weeks may have been a good run...ideally though you want a few months...sides pretty much all clear up. Small dose of seroquel is along the lines in terms of a strong antihistamine in how it feels (to me)...it's "category" no longer scares me just what it does that is negative, if it does. You say youre positive? make sure "beyond a doubt" cuz it is a potentially great med. ok...so...maois are pretty strong meds and some people find it difficult to get off them, particularly if you are med sensitive but it can be done easily if you do it slow....slow is the way unless you have reason to go fast. take it down from 60 in half pills if you have to...try to withdraw over a month (at least) or two...control speed based on how you feel and monitor bp as you go. Sups to minimize distress..sure...any herb or sup that works on benzo sites will help you to some degree to calm down....scullcap, valerian, hops, niacinamide, magnesium citrate, etc... there are many...just ask the herbalist for sedative or calming ones....but do be careful eh (i speak from experience here) watch what sups or herbs you do use...some may effects that you or no one else realizes exist. rx benzos also will help for sure in chillin the excess anxiety from withdraw out.
>i spoke to my GP yesterday and he's drawn up a plan for weaning off Nardil, as well as prescribed me a month's worth of valium. another side-effect i forgot to mention is that as soon as i'm at rest (i.e. reading or watching TV), regardless of the time of day, i find it incredibly hard to stay awake, which is interfering with my CBT, because activities like reading and watching movies fall under my prescribed exposures. unfortunately, this morning i woke up feeling unusually anxious and had a preview of what it might be like to return to a pre-med state, which was scary indeed. i was thinking that maybe once i'm this far in, i should try going up to 75mg for a couple of weeks before i call it quits, since 60mg (now that the initial euphoria has passed) is not doing much. is there any reason to believe 75mg might be more energising than 60? also, how would i add the extra 15? at the moment, i'm taking 30mg at breakfast and 30mg at lunch
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