Posted by enola on December 9, 2003, at 23:44:44
In reply to New Version of Nardil is Working For Me, posted by Questionmark on November 28, 2003, at 8:11:53
> It's kinda funny. Reading all these posts about how the new version/formulation of Nardil wasn't working as well as the old, i was so worried and scared that my next refill of Nardil would be subpar and give me withdrawal symptoms and what not. After reading the descriptions of the two versions, however, it turns out that i've been taking the new version all along (i know this because i did have a small amount of the old Nardil with an earlier prescription, so i know what the external differences are). i'm sorry, i guess this isn't funny at all for those of you who have been adversely affected by having to switch to the new Nardil. But..
> i guess my point to this is that it could be possible that these supposed differences in old and new Nardil are just psychological. Hopefully that's the case. Now that would really anger me if i heard someone say that and i was sure that i really was feeling a difference, so i'm sorry if that's the case. i meant no offense. Just wanted to point out that possibility. But man, if there really is that much difference in efficacy btwn old and new Nardil, i can't imagine how effective the old version would be. 60mg/day of the new version has still been virtually miraculous for me. Anyway, i'm thankful that, thus far, i don't have to worry about this crap. Good luck people.Hi--
At first I thought my trouble with the new nardil might be all in my head, but I must say that I was both disturbed and relieved to find that so many other people _found_ each other on the web because they were suddenly experiencing problems with the new Nardil...
However, all the complaints come from people who were fully adjusted to the 'old' formula, many of them having been on it for more than 10 years (like me). So I think we may have been mistaken in blurting out that the new formula 'doesn't work' (although it appears there _may_ be some subpotent batches out there). I think what it is that it is different enough from the old formula that everyone who has had to _switch_ is having BIG problems. But 15mg of Phenelzine is 15mg of Phenelzine, and Pfizer claims that the active ingredient is exactly the same in both the old and new formulas, so it makes sense that someone who has always been taking the new Nardil would be doing fine. There is just a big difference for people on the old med, something to do with some combination of the inactive ingredients, that is making it so that suddenly we all seem to be having trouble. That is my current theory of what's going on, anyway.
You are lucky you _started_ with the new Nardil, and didn't have to abruptly make a switch, is what I'm saying, I guess. ;)
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