Posted by ace on October 17, 2003, at 2:08:08
In reply to Re: Nardil Itchiness! » ace, posted by Ame Sans Vie on October 15, 2003, at 22:11:19
> Nice to see you back, Ace. :-)
Thanks! Get ready for my crazy Nardil posts soon!
> I didn't have the itchiness with Nardil, but the tricyclics were absolutely awful in that regard. I don't know if Nardil causes histamine release (like most narcotics, especially codeine, which cause itchiness), but I'll see if I can look into it. For some odd reason I haven't been able to get a single search engine to work on my computer for about two weeks now. What a pain. I'd bet that's the issue here though since you've never had an allergic reaction to it before.
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> If the problem does end up lingering a bit or just takes too long to resolve, I'd suggest talking to a doc about hydroxyzine -- it's commonly prescribed for itching and works great for it. I don't believe there's an interaction with Nardil, though it is an antihistamine.Thankfully, the itching now is very minimal and I believe in a couple of days it will dissipate alltogether. I had the same experinece with a TCA- Clomipramine. Itchy all over. And a lump appeared on a certain body part I will not mention!!!
Cheers,
Ace.
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