Posted by Questionmark on December 23, 2004, at 4:48:24
In reply to Questions for Nardil users (present or past), posted by KaraS on December 18, 2004, at 18:40:29
> Has this medication increased or decreased brain fog? (My brain may be ADHD prone - though I've never been diagnosed - so this answer is very important to me.)
Definitely decreased. However, before starting it i had been horribly inexplicably depressed for months on end (ever since quitting the Paxil before that). So i'm certain that it helped for that reason-- the "type" of depression i was in was very scattered, cognitively. But if i compare myself now (on Nardil) with how i was say a few years ago and before that (before getting on any psychiatric meds), i would have to say that my ability to focus, motivation, memory, and overall cognitive ability is less/worse now.
> Has this medication given you more energy and motivation or has it mostly been anxiolytic and/or mood lifting?
Yes to the former (i.e., both). However, i think it is so anxiolytic and mood lifting that it almost takes away some amount of necessary anxiety that i should have when not doing constructive things, using my time wisely, etc., which kind of takes away from my motivation and energy. Yeah, no, i'd have to say that Nardil is significantly more anxiolytic and mood lifting than it is providing of energy and motivation. It's not that bad for energy & motivation though, unless you have my problem (just mentioned), and even that's not that bad and is controllable.
> How much weight have you gained?
1.5 years, on 60mg-- about 10-15 lbs. (? kilos). But i am also only ~160 lbs. and have really been trying to gain weight. Concerning appetite, it had nowhere near the effect that Remeron did, for me.
> Have any of you been on this for several years?
---Not me.
> Have you compared the new Nardil to the old, original Nardil?No.
> (Sorry to ask so many questions but I'm having trouble deciding what medication to try next and I have to make a decision quickly.)Puhshaw! i totally understand. As i'm sure we all do. Good luck.
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