Posted by King Vultan on June 29, 2004, at 9:42:19
In reply to Doesn't Nardil make you sleepy???, posted by PhoenixGirl on June 28, 2004, at 21:49:08
> But I've read people complain of insomnia while on Nardil. What is up with that?
> What are people's sexual experiences like while taking Nardil?
As I've mentioned here many times, Nardil gives me bad insomnia--I would say the worst of the 10 or so drugs I've tried. SSRIs and Effexor also give me bad insomnia, so it's no surprise that Nardil does, too. I have noticed some afternoon drowsiness and was taking some naps at one point on the Nardil; prior to that, I hadn't taken a nap--not even if I tried to--in probably 15 years. As the insomnia has gone away with the help of sleeping aids, the drowsiness has diminished also.One of Nardil's notorious side effects is delayed or absent orgasm. In this way, it closely resembles the SSRIs and Effexor, which like Nardil, work very strongly on serotonin. Well, I happen to be a fellow who has more of a problem the opposite way, if you know what I mean, and this is one reason I became interested in the SSRIs to begin with back in the 90's. Unfortunately, Prozac (I think I took 30 mg/day max), Zoloft (100 mg/day max), and Effexor (150 mg/day max) all had absolutely no effect on the problem.
However, Nardil at 90 mg/day sure as heck does, and for me, this particular effect of the med represents a huge benefit. In fact, this was one of the major reasons I wanted to try Nardil rather than Parnate, as Parnate, like Wellbutrin, is more of a pro-sexual drug because it is so dopaminergic. I had also read an anecdote elsewhere from a fellow who testified that Marplan, which is another hydrazine derivative MAOI not greatly different from Nardil, had a similar benefit for him in delaying orgasm. My sympathies to the majority of people for whom this side effect represents a large drawback, however, because I know it must be distressing, and it can be very difficult to treat.
Todd
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