Posted by rose45 on May 31, 2015, at 7:01:49
In reply to Re: Qs about MAOIs for anybody who has taken them, posted by Kirkglen on May 27, 2015, at 11:56:51
> Smoo
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> 1. Fell into depression/anxiety 1977 after tours of S.E. Asia
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> 2. Started as a panic attack. Went to ER and received a shot of Valium.
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> 3. Within a week chronic anxiety/depression became the norm
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> 4. Pdoc used benzos which were helpful until I required more and more.
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> 5. I used all the tricyclics,major tranquilizers, lithium, and finally ECT
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> 6. This timeframe was @ 2 yrs. My job was definitely at risk.
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> 7. As to shame I hated people knowing I had ECT. At work my supervisor was knowledgeable of all my treatment.
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> 8. If we had company I'd hide under the bed until they left. I was so miserable I asked my Pdoc for a lobotomy.
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> 9. @ this time a read a book "Up from Depression"
> The last chapter talked of MAOI's and Nardil in particular. I went to the library and read the PDR on Nardil. Scared the hell out of me!!!!
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> 10. Finally started Nardil at 45mg and went to 90mg. Some hypertension, difficulty urinating, sex slowed way down.
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> 11. @ eight wks. later I woke up and it was like a switch was turned on. OMG!!!! it was over. I moved from a negative point to @ 90%.
> This was @ late 1980.
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> 12. My maint dose was 60 mg/day for @ 23 yrs. I was able finish school and was promoted numerous times at the major co. I worked for.
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> 13. @ 2004 I awoke and took my 60mg as normal. Several hours later I was suicidal. My wife went to the pharm and got a refill and things returned to "norm". Slowly I drifted back into the deep black hole. Eventually 2005 I lost my job and family. As you know the "so called" inactive ingredients were changed.
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> 14. After that I tried all the SSRI's, SNRI's, Wellbutrin, and all others
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> 15. Today I'm back on Nardil and search for different methods people are using to enhance the absorption. I'm at 30--50% which is tolerable but leaves one incapable of working/socializing
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Kirkglen, why dont you try one of the other maoi's ? I have a similar story... I was on nardil from 1990 -2012, when it just stopped working. I tried increasing the dose etc.. tried different meds and nothing worked. Now, I am on Parnate. The effect is slightly different to Nardil - I dont get so high and energetic, but the depression has gone. I do have a feeling that these medications stop working after a while... and luckily there are other maois still on the market.
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