Posted by Jedi on September 21, 2007, at 23:49:38
In reply to NARDIL DOSAGE QUESTIONS , posted by craig allen on September 6, 2003, at 22:58:53
> i started nardil 3 1/2 weeks ago. one week at 30mg. two weeks at
> 45mg. this is my third day at 60mg and my doc told me to push it up
> to 75 asap. results to this point have been marginal. maybe some
> improvement but nothing dramatic. my questions: 1) what dose are
> people having good results with? 2) how long did it take to work?
> 3) is it best to split the dose throughout the day and if so, how
> many times - i've read a few different opinions.
> thanks for your feedback in advance.Hi craig,
I take 90mg which works for me, but I'm big. The standard effective dose for Nardil is 1mg/kg of body weight. So take your weight in pounds and divide by 2.2, this should be the dosage to shoot for. When I first took Nardil, it was about six weeks before it really kicked in. When it did it was like no other med I had ever tried. One day I was seriously depressed and hopeless. The next day all of the answers were there and quite simple. I also had a period of hypomania when Nardil first kicked in. After being depressed for so long, this actually felt really good. But watch out for it, it is not the true antidepressant effect of Nardil. The effect will soon go away and a lot of people mistake this for poop out.I take my medication 45mg in the AM and 45mg at bedtime. I've tried just about every dosing schedule, including taking all 90mg at once. It doesn't seem to make any difference for me. My main side effects of carb cravings and insomnia are still there. I'm currently taking 25 to 50mg of Seroquel for the insomnia. Once in a while I will mix in a little diphenhydramine(Benadryl). I am really sensitive to these medications, as they both really hit the histamine receptors hard for me.
Good luck,
Jedi
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