Posted by Maxime on August 21, 2007, at 17:51:14
In reply to My pdoc: 'After Nardil, that's it with meds. ECT', posted by Girlnterrupted78 on August 20, 2007, at 6:40:02
I haven't read other people's response, so I am sorry if I repeat anything.
Your pdoc doesn' know what he is talking about. I was on Nardil and it made my blood pressure so low that I kept falling to the ground.
There are people who take meds and only get a rash if there is an increase in dosage or when too much has built up in the system = you don't get the rash right away.
Parnate is completly different from Nardil. Parnate worked for me, Nardil didn't. It's like saying all SSRIs are the same.
Can you find another pdoc?
Maxime
> I saw my pdoc two days ago and had a disappointing exchange.
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> (1) First of all, he insisted that "Nardil does NOT cause blackouts or syncope. This must be another problem that I should address to my general doctor."
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> I said "I already addressed it. My gral doctor said it must be a reaction to a medication I'm taking."
> Pdoc: "Nah."
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> (2) Second: It turns out that my Nardil induced rash "is NOT caused by Nardil either." "You've been on Nardil for several weeks. It makes NO sense that NOW you get a rash. Nope, it's not Nardil."
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> (3) Third: "Parnate is not a choice for you if Nardil fails. It's just another MAOI. They work the same way. If Nardil doesn't work for you, Parnate won't work either."
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> (4) Fourth: "After Nardil, there's nothing else besides ECT, and you know we don't do that at this clinic."
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> So what exactly is the deal with this pdoc? Isn't there other choices besides Nardil? Isn't Parnate completely different from Nardil? Aren't blackouts a normal side effect of Nardil? Isn't the rash RELATED to Nardil, if it appears 20 minutes after EACH dose of Nardil? Why is he in denial? I don't get it.
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> I don't know what to do or what to say anymore. If Nardil fails, I will be left without treatment. This is the best and cheapest and closest clinic I've found so far, and this pdoc, although obstinate, is the only one that agreed to prescribe MAOIs in the last 4 years of searching, so I fear that if I switch, I will be even more limited in my med choices.
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> I don't think I want to do ECT, does it even work for atypical (treatment-resistant) depression + social anxiety?
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> Any comments appreciated.
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