Posted by g_g_g_unit on January 11, 2010, at 17:50:21
In reply to Re: questions for experienced Nardil users » g_g_g_unit, posted by jedi on January 11, 2010, at 12:41:31
> Are you treatment resistant with atypical >depression? If so, a long term trial with Nardil >may be the answer.
i do suffer from atypical depression, social anxiety, chronic dysthmia and OCD. the OCD isn't necessarily treatment resistant - it seems to respond well enough to SSRI's, which basically just mute my brain entirely - but they also make the dysthymia and depression worse because they kill my drive + personality. the exception might be prozac, which i was only on briefly, but which i might return to before trying nardil again.
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> The double depression means I always have a >level of dysthymia even when the major depression >is under control.that's basically how i feel. dysthymia is pretty insidious because it prevents me from enjoying life on an ordinary level, leaving me open to addictive tendencies, etc. it would be nice to find a med which just left me comfortable in me own skin (which is not what i felt on SSRI's). however, like i say, i do need to take into account the cognitive s/e's given that i'm still relatively young, and it's hard to construct an identity with a failing memory. i feel so foggy as it is that i don't want to make things worse. i am curious though about augmenting with something like memantine for the cognitive difficulties. maybe then i could get the best of both worlds
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> Have you tried Parnate? My last trial of tranylcypromine seemd to be working until I had a rare autohypertensive episode.yeah, i did, but unfortunately my pdoc was really cautious with the dose, and never really addressed the insomnia. regardless, my mood felt a lot worse than it did on Nardil.
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> Good Luck and Be Well,
> Jedi
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thanks, and you too
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