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Posted by rogdog on December 1, 2000, at 18:58:37
I was looking through the pdr the other day and looked up nardil, and to my surprise the side effect profile was better than most of the ssri's . other than the dietary restrictions, why is this drug not used more?i haven't tried it but just about every article that I have read seems to be possitive. any response or experiences? rog
Posted by kazoo on December 2, 2000, at 1:16:10
In reply to Nardil side effect profile? not half bad!, posted by rogdog on December 1, 2000, at 18:58:37
> I was looking through the pdr the other day and looked up nardil, and to my surprise the side effect profile was better than most of the ssri's . other than the dietary restrictions, why is this drug not used more?i haven't tried it but just about every article that I have read seems to be possitive. any response or experiences? rog
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Greetz to rogdog.
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing, so stop reading that PDR! And don't believe everything you read. Up until the mid-1970s, non-medical people having a PDR in their home were charged with a felony. Let's hear it for Freedom of Information!
About NARDIL: you're right, the MAOIs should be used more often, especially with atypical depression, but the fact is that they're not. I attribute this to the age and experience of the doctor: "older" is wiser and you're more apt to get this genre of drug from this group; however, these young whipper-snappers tend not prescribe them. *They* tend to believe *everything* they read.
PARNATE and MARPLAN (yes, this is back and available) fall into the same category.
My story: last January, the IDIOT at the clinic I was going to, told me that she "didn't do PARNATE," meaning she didn't prescribe it despite the fact that I was on it for the previous 5 years. What happened in my case was that the doctor who was giving it to me went back to Russia (little wonder), and this heartless APRN refused to continue with the drug. If you search in the March 2000 messages, you'll find my little nasty missive about this matter. I received the same cold response from the moron I was seeing at UCONN's psychiatric clinic (see below).
There's no doubt that the MAOIs were given a bad rap, and once the damage is done, it's hard to undo the negative publicity (but nothing is impossible: go to http://www.celgene.com and check out what drug is making a come-back ... sheesh!)
kazoo
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Posted by Rick on December 11, 2000, at 5:29:40
In reply to Re: Nardil side effect profile? not half bad! » rogdog, posted by kazoo on December 2, 2000, at 1:16:10
Nardil was the first psychotropic I was ever prescribed (about one and a half years ago, for severe social phobia). And out of the eight or nine meds I've taken before settling on my ideal cocktail six months ago, Nardil had *by far* the most, and most severe side efects. A sampling: hypotension so severe that I would fall and hit my head on things (and I started out hypertensive!), complete anorgasmia that lasted for three weeks after stopping the med, insomnia, difficulty urinating, 36 hours in a dreamlike state that I felt trapped in, and involuntary body spasms in bed...all in addition to some typical SSRI difficulties like dry mouth and constipation. But some of the problems may have been due to upping the dosage too quickly. And it had one side effect I really enjoyed since I find my dreams annoying: dream amnesia!
But I'm NOT saying its a bad med! It's been very effective for many people. And I actually LOST weight while on Nardil. It helped me a lot, for one week. One thing I can say for sure is that it's an "interesting" drug. And the food restrictions, while an annoyance, are greatly overstated. I had plenty of pizza!
Rick
Posted by smdd on December 12, 2000, at 9:20:24
In reply to Nardil side effect profile? not half bad!, posted by rogdog on December 1, 2000, at 18:58:37
I think Nardil is a life saver!!!!
I have been taking if for over five years.
The diet restrictions are a little over emphasized. If I eat something I shouldn't I get a little warning and my nose gets extremely stuffy within 20 minutes.
I found Nardil the same way you did. I had to talk my doctor into letting me take it, but within two days of using this, I could tell a big difference.
I have to admit that I have gained 30 to 40 pounds with taking Nardil. When I have stopped taking it, the weight falls off very quickly.
There was a problem in taking pain meds and Nardil, and Klonopin and Nardil. I only take Nardil now, 60 mg daily.
I have to be careful to watch and research any other prescriptions that doctors give me. I have had too many give me drugs that have a bad reaction with Nardil. If I miss something that will have a bad reaction, my pharmacist catches it.
I have to agree that there are too many docs these days that have no understanding of how well this drug works. I have been refused an antibiotic because I take Nardil. At the same time, I have been RX'd asthma inhalers several times, after telling docs that I take an MAO.
Therefore consumer beware. If you can truly take your life in your own hands, then Nardil is a fine choice.
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