Re: Can you add Provigil? » SLS

Posted by gardenergirl on September 28, 2006, at 12:07:42

In reply to Re: Can you add Provigil? » gardenergirl, posted by SLS on September 27, 2006, at 2:04:22

> I would hate to be the agent to upset that balance, but I have to ask, have you ever thought to try Marplan?
No upset here. :) Actually, I always forget about Marplan when I think of MAOI's. I have a pdoc appt. in about 10 days. I might ask her about it, although I need to devote most of the appt. time to re-establish expectations and the working relationship (long story). So I may have to keep that in the back of my head for now. Thanks for suggesting it, though.
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> With MAOIs, don't let insomnia be a deal-breaker. Use benzodiazepines if you have to. To make the whole thing work, you treat the insomnia as aggressively as you treat the depression. Why hold back?
I agree. Usually ambien works well for me. I went through a phase when I was waking up and getting up. I didn't do anything dangerous, although yoga in the dark without my contacts in while in the ambien "stagger" mode might be on the edge...:) Also, when it's not working well in letting me get to sleep, it seems to be correlated with eating something before I went to bed.
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> The akathisia is a new one on me. Can you describe what you experienced?
I had extreme restlessness. I couldn't get into a comfortable position and felt like I was "jumping out of my skin." It was awful! I think the insomnia was actually more related to the restlessness versus a separate effect since I couldn't lie still. The Gabitril didn't help at all, but it went away as soon as I lowered the Nardil back to 60 mg. I can tolerate 67.5 mg, although at that dose I often get peripheral edema and urinary retention, so I try to stay lower.
Now, if only there were a good way to deal with the effect of hormones on my mood. During PMS I get way more sensitive and emotional. That doesn't help one feel stable with depression. Bah.

Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
gg

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Nardil - too many cons, everything else failed... Enigma 9/26/06
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Re: Can you add Provigil? willyee 9/26/06
Re: Can you add Provigil? gardenergirl 9/27/06
Re: Can you add Provigil? » gardenergirl SLS 9/27/06
Re: Can you add Provigil? » gardenergirl willyee 9/27/06
Re: Can you add Provigil? SLS 9/27/06
Re: Nardil - too many cons, everything else failed... jaclinhyde 9/27/06
Re: Nardil - too many cons, everything else failed Enigma 9/27/06
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Re: Can you add Provigil? Enigma 9/27/06
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Re: Can you add Provigil? » SLS gardenergirl 9/28/06
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Re: Can you add Provigil? » Enigma gardenergirl 9/28/06
Re: Can you add Provigil? » Enigma gardenergirl 9/28/06
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Re: Nardil - too many cons, everything else failed Michael D 9/28/06
Re: Can you add Provigil? » gardenergirl Phillipa 9/28/06
Re: Nardil - too many cons, everything else failed... » Enigma ace 9/28/06
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