Posted by girlnterrupted78 on August 19, 2007, at 0:19:04
In reply to NARDIL COMBOS FOR WEIGHT LOSS?, posted by GOGO on August 18, 2007, at 23:36:59
I also tried SAMe, with zero results. Never tried SJW, and have tried several SSRI's, of which only ONE worked pretty well (Celexa) but for a limited amount of time--like all SSRI's do.
I'm currently on Nardil, and I guess I can tell you that I'm the exception to the rule in terms of side-effects and results:
*Does it work? Not yet for me (after 9 weeks on it,) although I only increased the dose a few weeks ago. I'll give it another month and see how it goes.
*Did I gain weight on it? Not a pound. (However, I follow a strict vegan diet, never indulge in junk food, chocolates, cookies, etc.. and my diet has caloric limit.)
*Do I have side-effects? Yes, Syncope (blackouts) and some mild anxiety (mostly shaking during the evening.)
By the way, I combine Nardil with Klonopin without a problem. I only take 0.25mg Klonopin because if I take 0.5 I feel weird. Kind of depressed and unhappy--it sort of kills my personality.
I know some people might gain weight, but UgottaHaveHope said his doctor was more concerned about the blackouts than about the weight gain, so I guess it works different for each person.
In my case, it hasn't made me hungrier (or get craves for carbs) and it hasn't slowed my metabolism either, so I can say that I never had that side-effect.
Good luck
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