Posted by chad_3 on September 14, 2002, at 12:49:48
In reply to Re: Nardil lasts - but like benzo, taper up 3 months, posted by cybercafe on September 14, 2002, at 1:35:01
I think Nardil works for most with primary generalized SP - if they stay with and get the dose high enough.
Do you have any other conditions accompanying Social Phobia. This is very common - and changes the picture of how to treat.
To take an extreme example, many people with primary schitzophrenia also have negative symtpoms which are much like "social phobia + mild depression" - so they can say they have "social phobia" - but certainly Nardil is NOT the drug to be used in this case - and could not be expected to work or to be safe!
As for severe hand tremors - that does not sound good - are you sure there is not something else going on besides Social Phobia?
Chad
http://www.socialfear.com/
> > > > Do you have any idea of what the "poop-out" rate for Nardil would be? It seems like most of the people here that have tried Nardil have had it quit on them eventually. I'm thinking of trying it, but that seems to be the major sticking point for me. Thanks.
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> > I took Nardil some fifteen years ago and initially it was an absolute godsend in terms of relieving my SP. Unfortunately, after three months it completely pooped-out. I tried increasing the dosage (I believe to 90 mg) and I got hand tremors so severe that I couldn't feed myself. My SP worsened considerably at this point. Regrettably, I had to give up on the drug at that point. Several years later I retried the drug and I just didn't experience anywhere near the benefits that I had initially.
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> > I truly believe from reading the postings herein that there is indeed a high incidence of Nardil poop-out, and in my particular case, increasing the dosage did little to stop that. I'd be very interested (and very appreciative) if anyone knew of a safe and effective agent that could be taken in conjunction with Nardil to increase its efficacy.
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> i don't know if it would be a safe combination... but maybe you could add an anticonvulsant with anxiolytic properties...... or if depression is more of a problem, you could go for the typical augmentation strategies -- lithium, thyroid, possibly stimulant (with caution), maybe buspar or pindolol .........
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