Posted by shellie on February 13, 2001, at 10:45:38
In reply to Re: switching from SSRIs to MAOIs or Trycyclics - HELP, posted by Christina on February 13, 2001, at 8:06:59
> The dietary restrictions don't bother me regarding MAOIs, it's just that I always thought side effects with them were worse than SSRIs.
>
Christine, I personally had many more side effects with the SSRIs. I personally didn't gain any weight with Nardil and it helped me tremendously for many years. Last year it sort of pooped out, but that was after many years of what I consider "saving my life". So now I have added lamictal. The only side effect I had from nardil was problems with sleep; I could only sleep three hours at a time and I get tired in the afternoon (like really tired). But when I added more thyroid, that helped alot with afternoon tiredness, and when my dose is low, I don't go through that intolerable sleep cycle. Otherwise, no bad effects. The only down side I can think of is that it took a full five weeks for it to kick in. But I didn't feel at all drugged while I was waiting. Of course, because I had no side effects, that doesn't mean you won't. But there are so few meds I can take, because almost everything I can't tolerate. I couldn't tolerate trycyclics (they made me feel totally disoriented) and SSRIs either had lots of side effects or didn't work for me; same with any anti-psychotic I tried to suppement Nardil.As you can probably tell, I think Nardil is a really good medication, and I had no withdrawal at all when I went off. Just crashed from depression. Shellie
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