Posted by Rick on August 6, 1999, at 3:03:20
In reply to Re: Selegiline for depression?(Robin), posted by Brandon on August 5, 1999, at 11:21:26
I had just the opposite situation. When my Nardil
quicky pooped out for Social Phobia, the pdoc said
"I'm really not supposed to do this (!), but I'm
going to add some Eldepryl (actually Selegeline)
to smooth out the effects of the Nardil." I said
"huh?"I had never even heard of Eldepryl. He claims
it's widely used for Depression and Social Phobia
in Europe. Hell, if even non-selective
Moclobemide (sp?) is getting less than rave
reviews, how could Selegeline do the trick? Thank
God I'm now off of Nardil and onto Klonopin (plus
a small dose of Selegeline -- my own idea, as per
my previous post).Rick
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> I only take the generic form. There is
some debate whether selegiline itself is as
bioavailable as eldepryl. I personally have
noticed that eldepryl did cause a slight bit more
anxiety than the generic form. Otherwise unless
you noticed no effect from the generic I would
stick with it. The brand name is very expensive.
I just ordered the discoverey liquid form from an
overseas source in England. It is supposedly far
superior in it's efficacy and side effect profile.
We'll see! It took about 3wks. to work up to my
current dose. I should warn you that selegiline
is quite activating and may cause uncomfortable
anxiety. Good luck with convincing your doc to
prescribe it, most in my area have not heard of
its use in psychiatric health. It took a couple
of sessions for me to talk him into it. Hope this
helps!
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> Brandon
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poster:Rick
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