Posted by aabag on October 2, 2008, at 2:34:50
In reply to Re: Nardil-substitute » Medline, posted by jedi on September 27, 2008, at 19:50:42
> > Nardil (phenelzine) is considered the single most effective, non-addicting drug for Social Anxiety. It works by elevating levels of Serotonin, Dopamine, Norepinephrine and GABA. I think that combining a Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor (escitalopram) with a Norepinephrine-Dopamine reuptake inhibitor (Bupropion) and a GABA reuptake inhibitor (tiagabine) might be a modern and safe Nardil-substitute. What do you think?
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> Hi,
> I've been through 45+ different combinations, including mixing bupropion with Nardil-though contraindicated. For my atypical depression and social anxiety there was nothing like Nardil. Amazing that a 50 year old medication can work so well for some people. Just shows you how little we have learned about the complex biological computer called the human brain.
> Jedi
>*disclaimer this is not my account, but Im using it as its my bro*
I haven't used 45 combo's like you Jedi...around 20 to 25 ones. However I agree. I had a hypomanic episode, followed by the medication "pooping out" so to speak.
Nothing else worked, which leads me to believe that Anti-depressants don't really treat certain types of depression in the first place.Im on something that works better than everything but Nardil, which is Suboxone. It's not an antidepressant....yet it works and it hasn't pooped out or become addictive. I suggest people who have treatment resistant depression look into it. It worked for me and I felt I owed it to everyone here to come back and let everyone know that it did.
I've been through what you guys are all describing, very few people deserve to go through or experience a significant portion of their life like this, let alone their whole life. I believe that it may take 5 years a decade or even 15 years, but stuff will come out and people will get better.
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