Posted by myco on March 24, 2009, at 0:13:53
In reply to Scared starting nardil... :-Z, posted by TriedEveryDrug on March 23, 2009, at 20:30:35
Hey,
I take nardil...am in almost complete remission of anxiety except for an odd bought here and there (specially when i mess with supplements lol opps my bad).
Youre right the worrying about hypertension is anxiety and not rational. I would suggest with extreme consideration on your part.....get rid of that bp machine or put it away and dont obsess about it ok. It will rule your life if you are an anxiety patient...serious. You will end up checking every lil thing then you will end up having to check everytime you feel something you think is different...placebo effect etc....it's not a healthy tool to overuse especially if you are worrier. I have one but it drove me to panic one evening as my bp was going up due to a supplement i had taken....anyway...its packed away for now until I need it (last resort) kind of thing.
>"I also worry that Nardil will end up working really well for me, then I become a 'lifer'."
This I dont really understand but I do understand your issue about being on meds for years. Listen you must feel (or your dr) that you need to be on meds at least at the time being. If you have generalized anxiety, social anxiety or atypical depression then nardil is your best choice for a med. Dont look at it like the "lifer" term you used ok....think of it as a bandaid....you put the maoi on when times are hard then you go mayaby 6months to year max wearing that bandaid then you take it off and let your brain go on itsown....you will get length of remission mabye weeks mabye years, dont know yet....but unfortunately in the long run, remission induced by previous use of any med will fail and the patient needs to "put back on that bandaid again"
. ok so dont think of it as a new arm here dude, serious....I myself dont mind calling myself a lifer because the state I was in prior to finding a suitable med was horrendous and I wont, by choice, go back without a bail out plan....like going back on nardil. Just adjust your perception of psych meds a lil and try to see them positive ok and not like a new ugly bodily growth.One other thing......a big yes to excerise and cbt....the cbt will "augment" the nardil (make it better) in the long run for you....a better treatment will be had. you will learn valuable skills for those times you need them. and well exercise....dude that cant hurt....if youve just started nardil you will experience (if not already) fatigue and you wont want to exercise. but it passes...once youve hit a stable dose...the sides pass almost all of them .... promise....thats when you go cardio hardcore. dont overworry right now....its only gonna work against you. first priority: get to a stable dose.
we'll be here for ya to answer questions and stuff
myco
Took my first does of nardil earlier today.
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> I worry though, about getting a hypertensive crisis. Not rational, I know. The risk is low.
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> I have a little head ache though, so I keep checking my BP. 120/80.
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> I also worry that Nardil will end up working really well for me, then I become a 'lifer'. Keep having second thoughts - maybe I should try exercising harder and try CBT.
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> Just venting, thanks :)
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