Posted by anita on November 8, 2000, at 18:59:17
In reply to Running and Nardil, posted by Barbariana on November 2, 2000, at 21:07:12
Hi,
I don't know if it would be good for running, but when I had severe orthostatic hypotension from Nardil, a drug called Florinef completely eliminated the problem w/ no side effects. Perhaps you can ask your doc about it...
anita
> Hello,
> I have a question involving running.
>
> Since upping my dose of Nardil from 15mg to 45 a few months back,
> which helped my mood
> immensely, I've had some
> orthostatic hypotension in bearable amounts. What's
> less bearable is a version of the problem I get when
> running. Apparently running involves blood pressure
> changes that Nardil is slowing down. When I start up,
> I have to go very slowly
> for a few minutes while my muscles feel (bad)like they're
> getting no blood. Then, even after I've been going
> fo a while, I can't speed up at a decent acceleration
> without starting to blackout. I realize that there
> is the obvious solution of changing speed only very
> slowly, and that this isn't the worst price to pay for
> depression relief. BUT. I really like to race which
> usually means starting from a dead halt, and involves doing
> mixed speed running for training. So I'm wondering
> if anyone has any ideas or experience with this because
> I really don't want to stop training/competing until
> it is feasible to endure a medication switch (~4mo).
> I'm going to try
> gradually going down to 45/30 & to 30 which is up to
> me although (world's least athletic) Dr.
> is advising against.
>
> In any case, thanks for reading my tale of minor woe.
> Sincerely,
> B
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