Posted by Nardilstarted2007 on February 9, 2008, at 7:05:22
Fellow and Faithful MAOI users:
Since MAOI's are in the same class can't we switch them to equivalent dosages right away. I'm not very sensitive to AD's (that sucks eh! lol) I've hit the 4 month mark on Nardil and its doing pretty good except anorgasmia. libido and blood flow is all ready for take off but thats it. Since Nardil and Parnate Work similar shouldn't it be fine to just switch. I HATE tapering. If I miss 24 hours of taking my Nardil I get bad discontinuation ASAP. I mostly just feel the Seratonin withdrawl, its as fast as effexor withdrawl kick in. Maybe My body just creates new MAO WAY quicker then others. They say 10 days weeks. Not for me. I Never Titrated Nardil to 90, just began at 75 then one day doc said try 90. And I got the same same SE's as everyone else but it just worked faster. SSRI, SNRIS, or anything to do with seratonin, if I can switch to an equivalent that will Keep the same amount of neuros (esp. SE) in the synaptic, I'm Fine. I dont feel NE OR DA witdrawl. I'm just thinking that in a month or two I will switch to Parnate at an Eqivalent dose to Nardil 90. So My last day of Nardil would be 75 Mg's, Then the next day I would go strait to 60mgs of Parnate. What do people think about this issue that they are in the same family of meds. It is again a innapropriate way to switch MAOI's But the 14 day washout rule is as old as the diet sheet and drug itself, 50 yrs. They'r the same family, and I have Tranquilizers that I take too just incase I feel a GABA withdrawl from the Nardil. I will know soooo quickly if the dosages are near equvalency by feeling the withdrawl of seratonin. If I feel none, I may go down slowly. If I feel SE withdrawl I'll go up in Mg's quickly till theyre gone so i dont loose the AD timeframe before it takes time to work again. like I say Im really not sensitive, and Ive been around the block in the last 5 years. When Im off an AD or Tapering off, BYE BYE EVERYTHING ie. school, work, family, friends, hobbies etc. I Get completely agoraphobic and paranoid. So its not worth it for me to Titrate at all these meds as they say just for side effect reasons. I can feel when the dosage is right or wrong and I quickly work on tuning it right there. That is something you cant do if you have titrted. No Titration = you have a couple days (Max 2 for me) to get the new med to give the equivalet neurotransmitter(s). I just follow my feeling of SE since within the 48 hour period I have enough time to adjust the new med so the withdrwal symptoms arn't felt. This way you dont loose the theraputic benefit.. I wonder if the new lots of Nardill will be better, #7115002,#7115003 and a new one in march is coming too. Im in Canada and would love to try Marplan... Can I import it some how from Usa? or somewhere
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1. 50 years later is it now safe to switch MAOI meds without washout? (same family), ssri types are eazy as pie for me I just make sure the new med doesnt make me feel SE withdrawl so I raise it until its just perfect. then after that I'll slowly raise it to try and get the new med trial working.. well I never had to do a washout with ssri types but none of them ever worked, yep and I mean all, except I didnt try Cymbalta or remeron.. well I have Anxiety Dis. not depression so I figured they hell withem. maybe one day, for now I'll keep to the MAOI's
2. How could I get Marplan in Canada?
3. Oh ya so any new mericles on beeting anorgasmia on Nardil..? Thats why I'll wait another month or two to see if it improves.May all your struggles lead you to a good med that you are happy with and works for a long time.
Sincerely Yours'
Nardilstarter2007
May all your struggles lead you to a good med that you are happy with and works for a long time.
PS. If you didnt quite get all what i was saying, paraphrase me... im just tired and havent slept and i worked tonight and I read alot of Psychobable.
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