Posted by jedi on June 10, 2010, at 10:01:38
In reply to Re: nardil users .... » jedi, posted by g_g_g_unit on June 10, 2010, at 0:31:14
Hi again,
For me I would say it is the short term memory and word finding ability that is affected most. Again, I blame the clonazepam. Things that I learned in school and old memories are still there. I'm over 50. But, if you can't get the information in short term memory it will never be able to be stored in long term. My job involves meeting, mostly casually, 1000's of people over a 10 year period. Some of these people will come up to me and say Hi like they were old friends. I don't know them from the man in the moon.I believe that just about everyone who takes Nardil uses something for insomnia. That is one that does not go away. Lucky for me, I am really sensitive to the histamine blockers. Diphenhydramine HCL(Benadryl) knocks me right out. I have also used micro doses of Seroquel(12.5 to 25mg) and trazodone, among others. Insomnia can and must be treated.
Most of my other side effects have dissipated with time. I actually handle Nardil really well. The other side effect that has not gone away at high doses is delayed or absent orgasm. At 60mg this is not much of a problem, at 90mg forget it.
Depression makes me feel foggy and confused! I'm much better on Nardil. And don't underestimate the social anxiety. When I am really bad, sometimes I don't even want to leave the house. Social anxiety affects every aspect of your life from relationships, to your ability to do productive work, everything. I have had this affliction since my teenage years along with the dysthymia. I self medicated with alcohol through my college years. I really wish it would have been diagnosed and treated earlier. I am sure that would have completely changed my life.
Don't get me wrong. I am not whining too loud. Many of the poor souls on this board have never found a medication that works for them. This board seems to be a place where the treatment resistant share their experiences. Those that get well, move on with their lives. I am treatment resistant, if not for Nardil I honestly do not know if I would have survived my multiple major depressions.
Good Luck in your decision,
Jedi> is that more short-term or long-term memory?
> yeah, that's why i'm trying to think this through carefully. i tried Nardil once before for 3 months, but found the insomnia difficult to stomach. it also made me feel really foggy and confused. theoretically, it's probably the ideal drug for my cluster of issues, but the side-effects are a little difficult to stomach
Jedi
Treatment resistant, atypical, double depression with social anxiety.
Nardil + clonazepam
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