Posted by sobeit on February 26, 2004, at 19:48:51
In reply to Re: Its official!!- Mr. Ace Nardil is now a FAT MAN!!! » ace, posted by Chairman_MAO on February 25, 2004, at 16:06:48
I think some of you are self-absorbed with experimental pharmacotherapy! :)
I've experienced the same problem with Nardil, gaining in excess of 35 pounds - primarily distributed about the abdominal region. I'd always been thin (6'0", 155) and had often tried (unsuccessfully) to gain weight, so the additional weight gain with Nardil therapy was initially welcomed, but undesired over time. The problem is as much abdominal distention as it is weight gain - early on in my use of Nardil, a few people did jokingly suggest I appeared to be pregnant... not the thing you want to hear as a male. Upon my enlistment in the military, with all the food a person could desire, I was able to lose about 80% of the weight even though the distention continued to be an intermittant problem. After military service, I've managed to keep the weight to a minimum by running 30 minutes daily on treadmill.
The distention was a function of reduced bowel transit, adequately controlled with high fiber diet and occasional stool softenor.
Nardil success story at 75mg going on 16 years now. Nearly every year I put up with Pdocs wanting to replace it with the newest "best thing" - all providing no benefit.
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