Posted by Racer on March 8, 2006, at 22:17:11
In reply to Re: The 'new' Nardil, posted by forgetful mary on March 8, 2006, at 20:37:33
> The change in the drug sure made me more vulnerable...thanks for your concern!!!
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> > Hi Racer
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> > It is my belief that the anti-new-Nardil hoopla is harmful to patients' wellbeing. It increases anxiety in people who are already very vulnerable.
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> > Ed
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This is something that's come up here before, on this board. Sometimes, new people come here who have no experience with these drugs, and seeing so many negative posts about drugs can frighten them. I worry that there are people who read a board like this and are frightened away from medications which really would relieve their depression.And while I recognize that you believe the new formulation is why Nardil is no longer effective for you, I have experienced similar situations which I have attributed to medications that were later shown to be unrelated. It may be that you really and truly were responding only to the old formula. It may be that you're no longer responding for reasons unrelated to the change in formulation. It's probably true, though, that many people out there are continuing to respond to the new formulation, because the bioavailability is the same, and it would be a real shame if they were scared off a drug that is still helping them by reading so many negative reports on sites like this one. Suggestibility is a real effect, after all, and one's subjective response to these meds really is the most important measure.
And just to confuse myself more, I have experienced situations in which the inactive ingredients of a medication have had a significant effect on me. Lamictal, for instance, contains lactose as an inactive ingredient, and I needed to take lactase tablets with it. It is possible. Have you looked into the inactive ingredients in the new formulation, to see whether something in there has caused you reactions in the past?
Last thought -- ed_uk is just that: a guy named Ed, who lives in the UK. Just wanted to point that out, since you referenced the US as our collective point of reference.
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