Posted by ace on January 27, 2003, at 19:29:18
In reply to Re: Nardil only works for a small number of people, posted by utopizen on January 27, 2003, at 18:41:55
> It's not my opinion. Why the heck would I make something up?
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> My psychopharmacologist laughed out loud hysterically when I naively passed on the info from this board on how it worked in 60% of people. He's one of the top in the country, one of the most notable in Boston.Your psychopharmacolist sounds VERY inexperienced. Every serious psychopharmacologist knows MAOI's, especially Nardil, to be extremely efficacious in the treatment of all depressive/anxiety D/O's. First of all the figure is not 60% but more like 90%. I bet another good portion of the 10% give up on it due to s/effects or duration of onset (it can take up to 8 weeks, 4 on 60mg. Anti-phobic effects typicall come after anti-depressive effects) Furthermore anti-OCD effects typically take 12 weeks, with at least 4 weeks on 90mg.) A lot of people experience fast onset, some don't. I think your psychopharmacologist needs to start listening to people's real reactions. Refer him to this board or any other with Nardil experiences on it. See if he 'laughs hysterically' then.
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