Posted by 4WD on July 15, 2008, at 20:34:13
In reply to Re: The lowering Nardil after remission myth (+oth » 4WD, posted by Questionmark on July 10, 2008, at 22:42:15
Hi,
Well, I can't go down now. I am doing well at 45 and I'm not particularly worried about the liver enzyme thing. I am kind of in a bad way. I broke my back (compression fracture at T12) about 6 weeks ago and am having surgery Friday. I've been on narcotic pain meds since I originally went to the hospital about 6 weeks ago and it's going to be hard enough to come off of those after the surgery. That's assuming the surgery relieves the pain as it's supposed to . So guess I'll stay with 45mg for the time being and worry about the liver enzyme things later when I have a little less other stuff to worry about.
Marsha
> Hey (sorry for super late response). No, definitely that sounds like a smart idea. Nothing is as convincing as-- or even means anything compared to-- personal experience. I hope it's working well for you.
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> > I don't plan on lowering Nardil anytime soon. I might go down from 45 to 30 to minimize side effects but believe me, if I start losing the effectiveness I'll go right back up.
> >
> > OTOH, what could it hurt to try it? If I went down to 30 for a while and was maintaining remission, then I might be willing to try going down to 15 and just see if I could maintain remission on that dose. If I lose my remission, I can always go back up to 30 or 45 if necessary.
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> > As to whether it's a myth or not, I need to have things proven to me. I have to try it for myself. And why not try taking the lowest dose possible - to minimize side effects and the liver enzyme problem?
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> > I just don't know yet. I'll have to take it one day at a time and just see what happens. I'm still only at 7 and a half weeks and I'm pretty much in full remission at 45mg. Maybe at 12 weeks, I'll go down to 30mg and see what happens.
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> > Marsha
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