Posted by blueboy on September 16, 2007, at 11:43:09
In reply to Re: Any Nardil questions?, posted by JohnSky on September 12, 2007, at 15:32:40
> I have some questions for you:
>
> 1. How long did it take for you to feel benefits from the medication? How long did it take for your to feel really good?It took me about six weeks. I worked up to 60mg/day slowly and got full effect about 10 days after I started that dosage.
> 2. What side effects were the most bothersome and how long did they last?
For me, all the side effects would come and go constantly, with no rhyme or reason.
The most bothersome side effect was definitely insomnia; it's the only one that might have made me stop taking the Nardil, but I coped with insomnia successfully using Klonopin/Ambien/Lunesta/etc.
Sexual inabilities, difficulty urinating, stomach acid, rashes, low blood pressure (i.e. dizziness when standing up), and weight gain were all problems.
It was a damn unpleasant drug to take, but I kept with it for three years because the positive effects definitely outweighed the negatives. I'd rather be fatter, have trouble peeing and screwing, etc., than lie in bed all day feeling guilty. Nardil made me bounce out of bed in the morning, full of life and optimism, ready to face the day.
> 3. Are you on any other medications with the Nardil?
I was on Klonopin as needed.
> 4. Did the Nardil really take of the anxiety as I have heard?
It didn't do a whole lot for my anxiety, in general, although it's hard to say for sure.
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