Posted by UgottaHaveHope on August 15, 2007, at 23:45:46
In reply to Re: NARDIL is a miracle drug and saved my life » UgottaHaveHope, posted by Girlnterrupted78 on August 15, 2007, at 22:06:17
Yes LOL, I did write long, but I know when the roles were reversed, and someone was sharing their experiences on a certain drug or drug combo, I always wanted to hear every detail or would ask questions until I did. So I wrote it from that approach.
UNBOTTLED: I don't think I my sexual hormones were up to my normal levels during those first 6-10 weeks, but they are just fine now. It sounds like you are doing well on Selegiline, so you might want to consider giving that drug a longer trial. That's one drug that is very rarely ever discussed on here, so perhaps you can tell you entire story about how you got to that one. I'd be interested to hear it, along with what exactly it is doing for you. I've heard all about the Selegiline (EMSAM) patch, but not the pill, which I assume is what you are taking.
FRED POTTER: My dear friend, glad to hear you are feeling better. You know what? I would gladly gain 45 lbs. rather than lose 45 lbs. to feel like I do now. It was worth the trade-off to me. And I never intended to lose weight, I was just changing my diet to do my best to MAINTAIN weight, not lose it. That's a bummer about 1964, I agree with you. But Nardil was also around in 1997 when it all started for me, and it took me 9 years to reach it. But I can't beat myself up for that. Who knows? Maybe if I would've taken it earlier, I wouldn't have had the guts to stick out during those tough 6 opening weeks. And the past is the past, nothing I can do about it. I've just got to focus on the now, and I'm grateful where I am at the present moment.
GIRL78: I have been challenged by GAD (generalized anxiety disorder) and accompanying depression for 10 years, only been taking NARDIL for five MONTHS. I've read thousands of articles on Old Nardil vs. New Nardil and finally reached this conclusion: New Nardil is the only drug available to me in the U.S., and I haven't thought of it since. BLACKOUTS? Wow, you have had some wild times on Nardil. I am glad you are OK. My pdoc said everyone he has ever put on Nardil (and it's got to be in the 1000s) has had to initially deal with blackouts. Everyone. He was not concerned about the weight gain, but he promised me the blackouts were coming and they did. But they went. Sounds like you were doing great on Celexa, interested to know why you changed. But yes, with Nardil, this was my once in a lifetime trial. What that means is that I was going to give it the FULL trial, meaning 12 weeks, no matter how bad it got. And it was pretty rough those first 6-7 weeks. But I was Hell bent on making it through because I had to rule out Nardil once and for all, I had wanted to try it for years and finally found someone to prescribe it. My family was very, very concerned about me at times. But I kept trucking through. And in the back of my mind, I always knew I could fall back on EMSAM, which made me feel like a 6 on scale 1-10. But I wanted my shot at a higher score.
STARGAZER: I am worried about you. Please keep posting on your progress. I am pulling for you. You are much tougher than me, you can do it.
TO ALL: I can't really say that I feel "good" or "normal" because I don't know what "good" or "normal" is, there are so many different definitions. However, without a doubt, this is a FACT: At this moment, I feel a lot better on Nardil than I did when I was not taking Nardil. It's a whole new world. Black and white TO color.
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