Posted by jedi on August 7, 2006, at 0:31:38
In reply to Nardil/Klonopin Sounds Interesting???? » jedi, posted by invisibleman15010 on August 6, 2006, at 15:57:46
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> Jedi....could I ask, have you ever had ECT or considered it?
> How are you faring now? Does the med. combo. keep you upbeat and functional?
> What are the major drawbacks or Nardil???
> Thanks so much!
> EHi E,
I am saving ECT for the last resort. From the research and comments I've read, it can pull you out of a major depression faster than anything. However that remission is often shortlived and repeat sessions are often necessary. I would consider it if the Nardil pooped out completely. Hopefully, if it ever comes to that, I could use ECT just to get back on my feet, then get back on high dose Nardil for maintenance.After more than ten years of fighting depression with so many different meds, my brain feels like mush sometimes. The daytime fatigue can really set me back. Before the depression hit I owned and managed a million dollar per year computer networking business. At the same time, I bought,sold, and managed more than 70 residential living units. Chronic, treatment resistant, depression took that all away. It really hurts to fall that far after working so hard to be successful.
Nardil with clonazepam keeps me from sleeping all day and from being in intense pain, in a fetal position, on the floor. It does not solve everything. The worst side effects for me are weight gain and a chronic afternoon fatigue. I've tried to get my MD to prescribe modafinil for the fatigue, but so far , No GO!
I don't think any medications are perfect. But when you can't even function, and are on the floor in a heap, something that can get you up and moving has to be good.
If you start Nardil, watch out for hypomania. The first couple of times on the med I mistook the hypomania with just feeling better. Sometimes you don't realize what is happening. When you can't even get out of bed, hypomania feels pretty good. I believe that atypical depression lies somewhere on the bipolar spectrum. This leaves you vulnerable to the switch to mania from antidepressants when not augmented with mood stabilizers.
Good Luck, I hope you give it a try.
Jedi
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