Posted by UGottaHaveHOPE on November 24, 2007, at 2:48:59
In reply to Re: Yes, the Nardil 'smell' is actually a good sign » UGottaHaveHOPE, posted by Nardilstarted2007 on November 23, 2007, at 20:22:53
No, the "bad smell" of Nardil will not go away, but again that is good news because it means the Nardil is flowing through your body, which has to happen for it to work.
Have ever drank a lot of beer? Well, if so, when you urinate, it will smell like beer.
And it is hard to say Nardil has a "bad smell" when urine or human waste in its natural state does not have "good smell." So in essence it really doesn't matter how your human waste smells because it all has a "bad smell."
Im no pdoc, but Ive read bits and peices of your story and I think you may have some characteristics of Bipolar II, most notably the way SSRIs affected you in a hypomanic way. BPII is one of the hardest disorders to diagnose and you have to insist that your pdoc look at it, if your pdoc understands it. After 10 years, my pdoc is finally approaching me as someone with characteristics with BPII. And it was only at my insistence (SSRIs did nothing for me). You remind me of me in a few ways.
The good news is that one of the few AD's that works well for BPII and many, many other disorders is Nardil. Then after that, there are countless combos to try, most involving Lamictal or Seroquel.
Hang in there and I hope you give Nardil a full trial of 10-12 weeks. Michael
Here is a great site to read on BPII and Dr. Phelps will answer emails:
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