Posted by ace on December 2, 2008, at 23:45:05
In reply to Re: Nardil- my anniversary » mav27, posted by Vincent_QC on December 2, 2008, at 6:19:16
> > Heh i actually remembered earlier today that this friday will be the 1 year aniversary of nardil putting me in hospital with a severe blood pressure drop.
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> The last post is a little bit silly.
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> We are all different. Some people on Nardil will eat cheese, drink red wine, drink a lot of coffee, without any problems. Others will just do an hypersensitive crisis when they take a look (without eating it) at a piece of blue cheese.From what I have seen in the literature, I would have to, for the greater part, agree with you here.
> Like someone else said before, when you take Nardil, you have to be responsable...Yes, the side effects can maybe more dangerous, but if you eat foods on the list to avoid and take a medecines that cause some interractions, that's your responsability...
This is true. I am very remiss with the diet, because I know from experience that I am fortunate enough to not be so predisposed to Nardil's s/effects with regards to contraindications. However, If i do indeed suffer a hypertensive crises, I take full responsibility- something which I have told me doctor on numerous occassions.But please- anyone reading- I stress again great caution. In the initial stages I followed the diet 110%, and was very vigilant to anything that entered my bloodstream. I would certainly urge this behaviour.
And I do admit I could sound very hypocritical here, or be so!!
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> Anyway, i'm very pround of you ACE ;-) 12 years...that something... I really happy to see that someone here is doing well on Nardil for such a long time!!! I hope the good effects will continue for you !!!Thankyou so very very much. Nardil, as I have stated so many times, turned my life from pure agony, towards a state of mild euphoria. It made me function! Before I couldn't leave my house, unless I had 2 bottles of Xanax with me, and even then I was extremely scared...I was katotonically depressed for 3 months before starting Nardil. When nardil kicked in, life just become so special...so hard to describe. I felt more empathy, love, enjoyment....I LOVED everything- even washing dirty clothes. Now I am doing great- not too long and I will be a fully fledged shrink! And I couldn't have got through my undergraduate years without Nardil...(med is postgrad in Sydney, Australia)
You ALL deserve the same relief....so hang in their.....even when your pain tells you that you just want to vanish....
> I'm just at 30mg/day, after 1 week on NArdil and I feel really tired and more anxious, with insomnia problem at night...I can relate!!! Nardil initially did make me anxious! Very tired....but I slept a lot....no insomnia ever....Parnate- a different story!
That's weird...my first experience at 90mg/day for 2 months back in 2007. leave me with a big problem of hypotension...and I take the worst decision of my life, and I quit cold turkey the Nardil...but this time I will take it more longer, and ask for a pills to help with my hypotension ( I do my wishing list of pills I need for my nexst appointment), antidote for an "evantual" hypercrisis" and Trazodone to help me to sleep, just for the time I will up my dosage to 90 mg...With a little bit of luck, I will feel more well in 3 months or so...Maybe I will ask after for something to help with my mood...like Lamictal...just to prevent up and down...you know, feeling good one day, and like sh*t the day after, even if you are not again in a depression...and aparently, a mood stabiliser help to amplify the antidepressants effect and make it more stable...I will see...
I would personally avoid too much polypharmacy in the early stage of Nardil therapy. That being said, if things get really hard, it's easier said than done! I think benzos are fine, but with certain drugs I would stress caution. Nardil, needs a 'clean' entrance into your body, as such.....MAOI's usually take longer than the other drugs....sometimes up to 9 weeks.....they have a lot of work to do, but please please be patient....If s/effects pose a problem- and are extreme, I would lowere temporarily...I always advise 4 weeks at 60mg.....then consider upping...
God bless you, i wish you the best of success!
Ace:)
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> So again , happy anniversary! ;-)
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