Posted by Merge on December 12, 2008, at 17:54:54
In reply to Re: Nardil and surgery » gardenergirl, posted by Larry Hoover on December 11, 2008, at 15:07:55
I had emergency surgery when I was taking Nardil, so it certainly can be done with extra precautions. I also had scheduled surgery on 2 different occasions and the anesthesiologist wanted me to go off Nardil 2 weeks prior to surgery. It was, quite honestly, AWFUL. The withdrawal itself wasn't terrible but I got very depressed, very quickly - and then had to deal with having surgery and healing (both surgeries were inpatient) while being very depressed.
I understand that you need to weigh the benefits and the risks, but in my opinion, having surgery is stressful enough without being depressed. I was lucky enough to have people in my life who were able to remind me that those particular depressive episodes were because I had gone off my meds - which helped a little as I knew I could go back on the meds after surgery.
Hope it all works out for you.
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