Posted by shelliR on April 18, 2002, at 13:21:13
In reply to Re: RE Opiates and MAOIs - Elizabeth, anyone » shelliR, posted by SLS on April 17, 2002, at 22:15:26
Hi Scott,
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> I didn't know that you had elected to return to Nardil. I am interested to know what you are taking currently. Are you still planning to continue with Lamictal?I was deciding between nardil and effexor as an anti-depressant. Nardil because I had been successful on that plus lamictal. I had wanted to try the lamictal itself for a while, then add nardil if necessary.
Anyway, my pdoc would not approve of codeine plus nardil. I didn't push it because I was almost equally interested in trying effexor; I had never done much of a trial with it. I am continuing the lamictal at 400mg.
> I have a couple of Vicaden tablets that I might want to use as a biological probe to see what happens. How much do you think would make a good test dose? What sorts of things might I expect to feel over the course of the first few hours if it were to help?
If you've never taken opiates before, or for a long time, I'd probably cut a 7.5 tablet in half. I had full antidepressant effects on that dose for a long time, before my pdoc decided oxycontin was the way to go. If you feel no improvement in an hour, then I'd go ahead and take the rest of the pill. I think that should be enough.I don't know what you can expect to feel. If it is a good anti-depressant for you, it should definitely increase your energy. I would take a half of hydrocodone, then go out and mow my lawn.
It also just made me feel healthy. Some people feel nausea at first, but I think that mostly does go away. If you do feel nausea, cut back to even less than 1/2 of 7.5. For me I feel a general good feeling; you might expect to feel a bit high at the beginning but this does go away. Then I just felt good/normal.
Anyhow, if you decide to try it, good luck. If I were you, I'd definitely think it was worth a try.
Let me know how it turns out (if...)
Take care,
Shelli
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