Posted by ace on October 27, 2003, at 19:56:11
In reply to Re: Nardil vs. Parnate: And to social phobia? » Ramon Paz, posted by JonW on October 27, 2003, at 17:58:34
> > Well, I already took Parnate but to social phobia(wich let me depresive). But not Parnate alone and mixed with other meds,and others combos made nothing to my SP( only rec drugs like morphine,anphetamines, but got addicted and got out) At the moment I am trying to stop with ritalin.
> > Now the question, if I go to Nardil( I can import to here) would it solve ot at least did something in my Social Phobia?(I can mix some other thing, but the comparation about Parnate and Nardil).
> > Tanks, rvp
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> If I understand your question correctly, you are asking if there is reason to believe Nardil will work for your social anxiety in spite of the fact that parnate did not. Obviously, there's only one way to find out, but it is the single most effective med for social anxiety. A couple of years ago I was seeing Dr. Liebowitz (the anxiety guy) in NYC, and I asked him about Nardil. He told me Nardil was special. He sees some of the most treatment resistent people with social anxiety, and his view then was that Nardil is the best. Unfortunately, it also has a lot of side-effects and many people drop it for that reason. My experience on Nardil would support its efficacy in social anxiety and depression. It is one of the only meds that truly changed me. I mean, I didn't experience anxiety that I was expecting to while I was on it. It was sort of freaky, but in a good way :) Other meds I was on before Nardil only numbed me, but this med actually changed me into a significantly less anxious person. Unfortunately, the side-effects were too much. The most troublesome was the fact that I couldn't sleep while on it. I tried every sleep aid available, and was unable to ever get more that a couple hours of sleep. Anyway, I would certainly say it's worth a shot. You should discontinue Ritalin before starting Nardil, though.... or certainly be under an experienced pdoc's care before attempting that type of "cocktail".
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> Jon :)Hi Jon,
Since Nardil was so good for you have you considered re-starting? I say this because I have heard of people who had insomnia but once going off and then re-starting Nardil suffered no insomnia...wierd heh?!
Take Care,
Ace.
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