Posted by kazoo on January 20, 2001, at 2:18:48
In reply to anxiety advice needed! andrew, johnl, anyone, posted by rogdog on January 19, 2001, at 18:00:20
> well I have ben taking nardil for about 5 weks now and I posted earlier in the week about how great nardil works,but it seems to be slowing down or wearing off allready! ...
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^Greetz to rogdog (interesting moniker, I might add)
The problem I see with those people taking new medications (myself included) is that they tend not to give the drug a fair amount of time to work. Granted, five weeks is a long time by today's standards, but you're taking the kind of drug that needs more than five weeks. The good results you got in the beginning indicates to me that this combination is right for you. This "lull" your experiencing now is merely your body/brain adjusting to the medication, and doesn't necessarily mean these drugs stopped working.
Ordinarily I don't like to make suggestions, but in your case I will: I suggest you stick with what you're now taking for a while longer, and try not to be so anxious about it. I *do not* advise you to start trying new combinations to augment your present protocol simply because you have no idea how you will react to these chemicals, and I believe that this is where most run into trouble. Remember: just because someone says a particular drug combination worked for them does it mean it will work for you (and don't give me that "How-will-I-know-if-I-don't-try-it!" crap because that indicates "experimentation" and when it comes to your health, this is not wise, or a sane justification to jump into a chemical malestrom). It has been my experience (in the past) that when you start mixing and matching chemicals simply because you feel your present ones aren't doing the trick, you're asking for trouble and even greater problems and you'll find yourself worse off.
Stick with your protocol until you're absolutely sure it's not right for you, take a drug holiday, then re-evaluate with your doctor about a new protocol.
Stay well,
kazoo
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