Posted by Phoenix1 on February 12, 2008, at 12:28:12
In reply to Re: Nardil 5.5 weeks side effect: thirst + anorgas » Phoenix1, posted by Phillipa on February 12, 2008, at 11:34:12
> Phoenix 1 a question. Don't mean to intrude but something I've wondered for a long time is that if nardil is good for social anxiety why so long to work? Also if nardil is the golden standard of ad's which type of depression does one have to go one it? Is it the I think I'll stay in bed all day? Or an aggitated depression? Confused about this thanks. Phillipa
Phillipa,Nardil works quite quickly for most people with depression. It can take higher doses and longer to work for SA. Just because it takes a while to work sometimes, doesn't mean anything about how effective it is. Time to onset of effects and effectiveness for SA aren't really correlated. (for depression, they seem to be loosely correlated).
It is supposed to be best at relieving "atypical depression" (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atypical_depression) for a definition of atypical depression. Atypical depression is characterized by overeating and oversleeping so if you find yourself sleeping in bed all day you might have atypical depression. But if you check the link, you need other symptoms to be labeled as atypically depressed. But I believe Nardil works for regular unipolar depression too. I have no idea what my specific depression subtype is diagnosed as. But Nardil has been incredibly effective in resolving my depression for which I was hospitalized at one point. It also seems to work pretty darn well for me in relieving all different types of anxiety. I no longer need a benzo to prevent anxiety attacks.
Hope this helps!
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