Posted by gardenergirl on June 28, 2004, at 15:50:23
In reply to Is Anyone Doing Ok on Nardil for Depression, posted by Steven B on June 28, 2004, at 8:30:03
Nardil has been great for my atypical depression. I am currently on 60 mg (1 15 mg pill 4 times per day, sigh, I wish they would make an XR version....ha!) I have been on 45 mg for extended times, but I've got a tremendous amount of extra stress in my life at the moment.
It sounds like you have been through the wringer at times. I hope Nardil will be good for you again. As far as the new formulation, I was never on the old, so I can't speak from personal experience. My guess, though, is that given the long time since you were on it before, starting on the new should not really be noticeable to you. You might need a slightly higher dose than last time, but you may have needed that anyway.
As far as your wife having trouble with this, that can be understandable, but not helpful. If someone has never experienced depression themselves, it's so hard to truly "get it". You might have her browse some of the posts on here or on the Psych. board. There are also books out there that may help her to understand. Perhaps even just talking to her about what you experience may help. I tell clients of mine in therapy that depression is a debilitating illness. It's like having something like mono or MS or diabetes. There are certain things you have to do to try to stay well, and sometimes, despite your best efforts, you have a relapse.
I wish you the best.
gg
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