Posted by gardenergirl on December 5, 2005, at 14:19:11
In reply to Re: Nardil update: Still hasn't kicked in » gardenergirl, posted by ace on December 5, 2005, at 6:53:40
>> I cannot imagine how you possibly could have got akathisia from Nardil. There is NOTHING in the literature that states Nardil to cause akathisia. I have never heard from any Nardil user the word akathisia. Please describe your symptoms really clearly. May it have been intense anxiety?
I haven't found anything that lists akathisia by name in the Nardil literature either, alhtough I haven't had any need to search. However, I do have the following two sources which list jitteriness and restlessness as less common adverse reactions:
http://www.pfizer.com/pfizer/download/uspi_nardil.pdf"Less common mild to moderate side effects (some of which have been reported in a
single patient or by a single physician) include:
Nervous System—Jitteriness, ... ."http://www.vh.org/adult/provider/psychiatry/CPS/19.html
From TABLE 2: ADVERSE EFFECTS INCIDENCE OF PHENELZINE 60 MG/D VERSUS AMITRIPTYLINE 150 MG/D FOR SIX WEEKS
Restlessness 13% for phenelzineAt 75 mg of Nardil, besides insomnia, I experienced intense restlessness, although I suppose you could attibute the insomnia to being so restless. I felt as if I were going to "jump out of my skin", and I could not sit still. I had no racing thoughts and no somatic or emotional symptoms of anxiety (i.e. NO racing heart, increased respiration, sweating, feeling faint, panic, feeling of fear, dread, etc.). I just felt like I had to MOVE. It was very uncomfortable.
My pdoc had me try Gabitril to try to counter these effects, which she did not question. She has been prescribing MAOI's for 30 years. It did nothing for me but cause me some heartburn, unfortunately.
I have been known to have atypical reactions to some meds. Codeine and benadryl also make me jittery and both interfere with sleep versus make me feel drowsy. I had an almost hypomanic reaction to, believe it or not, Biaxin XL. One might think that SSRI's might be too activating for me, but they do nothing for me. So although I'm certain I'm not the only one who has reacted to Nardil the way I do, I assume it's not a common reaction.
gg
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