Posted by shrimp on June 14, 2003, at 11:59:13
In reply to Re: Nardil-so many side effects PLEASE HELP!!!!, posted by djmmm on June 12, 2003, at 10:21:42
> Why are you on both medications? Did you start them at the same time? Don't get me wrong, I am an advocate for progressive antidepressent therapy, but It seems like you may be "pushing it" with that combo.
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> MOST people experience side-efects, but they eventually (over a few weeks) dissipate...most of the side-effects I experienced on Nardil, or Parnate, dissappeared with in a few weeks, but I certainly wasn't taking Wellbutrin in combination with it.
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> You CAN combine many meds with Nardil, or Parnate, but Wellbutrin is tricky because of its strange pharmacology. Myoclonic jerks is a not too common side-effect of Nardil, but you have to consider that both meds lower your threshold for seizure activity considerably, and a persistant myoclonic movement disorder may be the result of a lower seizure threshold. The loss of vision is low blood pressure commonly called postural (orthostatic) hypotension.
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> I think you may be overmedicated, to be honest, and you should consider revaluating the dosages you are taking. More is NOT always better. Your goal should be to take the least amount of medication that gives you the most positive response.
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> When I was on MAOIs (I took both Nardil and Parnate) I did have some bad days, and I always wanted to "up" my dose, but I think a major point that we all have to realize is that, even a healtly (non- clinical depressed) brain has good and bad days, this is normal.so why aren't you on MAO's? Did they stop working? I feet overmedicated too, really speedy, especially the last few weeks. think it was the high dose of W. I am atypical, and my p-doc had tried to augment my zoloft with the wellbutrin to make me less lethargic and apathetic, to no avail. I had been aon parnate before, but it pooped out, and made me very bloated and tired. So anyhow, i stayed on the 400mg. W, waited for the Zoloft to leave my system, went on 45 mg. Nardil, had 3 amazing days in 4th week, and then it wore off, so i just upped it to 60 mg. about 1 week ago. I had horrible side efffects from the nardil at first, really bad weakness and flu like systmes, but i stuck it out, and those went away. I just dropped to 300 mg. yesterday, and had more of those "mini seizures" last night. Or those just annoying, or actually dangerous? Also, and this a a big problem, i am constantly constipated, and i can't keep taking laxatives, hoping this too will go away. Actually, i'm just praying that this medicine doesn't poop out.
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