Posted by Maxime on February 4, 2005, at 22:13:23
In reply to Re: HOW DARE YOU CALL NARDIL 'HORRID'!!!!!!!!!!!!! » Maxime, posted by Questionmark on February 3, 2005, at 16:36:48
Hi, first of all, thank you for trying to help me. I appreciate it very much. I am not trying to put Nardil down in any way. I know it's an amazing med for some people. But I don't think it is right for me.
I spent the day at the hospital receiving "gravol" by IV and being rehydrate. I have been throwing up since I started it. It is ironic how I was worried that I would gain weight and now I can't eat anything without throwing up. I told my pdoc that I would give it one more week and that was last week. I still have few days to go. But if a med is making me so sick that I am missing work because I am at a hospital hooked up to an IV I think there is a problem.
I am going to try some of your suggestions. Actually I take 30 mg of Adderall XR with the Parnate. I tried ritalin but would end in a crashing depression. I would like to stop taking the Adderall because I don't think it's helping at the end of the day. Memantine. I have never heard of combining it with Parnate. I have only heard about taking Pamelor with it. I have often heard people say that if one MAOI works then that is the one for you. I think Parnate is the one for me ... I just have to figure out how to improve it.
Again, thanks for your suggestions and if you think of anything else please, pass it on. I don't think my body can take 4 more weeks of this. And I certainly can't afford to miss any more work because of it.
Maxime
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> Maxime,...
> Did you try taking Nardil long enough, and if the side effects are too severe to continue at all...
> Did you try any medications or methods to relieve the most troublesome side effects? (Such as increased sodium intake and/or diabetic socks and/or another drug for the postural hypotension; or a low-dose stimulant such as Ritalin for fatigue [and hypotension, too].
> Honestly, i would try to give it at least 4 to 6 weeks to see if the side effects lessen before you quit. i know it's easy for me to say, but, yeah-- cuz oftentimes they subside with time.
> Also, did you try an NMDA antagonist like memantine to try revamping the Parnate (i don't know if this actually works, but according to what many have said, and some research, it might)? Did you try taking brief, intermittent breaks (however many days until you start to feel depressed and/or whatever else again) from the Parnate to see if this minimized the poop-out effect? (i don't know if this would work either but there's a decent possiblity it would.) i don't know-- just some things to think about.
> Good luck. Don't give up. The technology to help is advancing every year-- almost every month. i believe you will find something that helps you-- something that lasts.
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