Posted by SLS on December 15, 2008, at 7:10:54
In reply to Went to pdoc and all I got was the lousy Tshirt, posted by gardenergirl on December 14, 2008, at 21:33:16
Is is possible that your doctor has very little idea what to expect?
With me, withdrawal from Nardil and Parnate are similar. If you taper too fast, you are bound to have rebound vivid dreams and begin to dream even before falling asleep. This is called hypnagogic hallucinations. Something similar can happen upon approaching wakefulness - hypnopompic hallucinations. These things are more likely to occur with Parnate than with Nardil.
You might experience "brain zaps" if the taper is too rapid. With Nardil, I think I experienced having my blood sugar become destabilized. I had to eat a granola bar every few hours to keep me going for the first few weeks. You can experience rebound depression or rebound mania, depending on your status of bipolar disorder.
The MAO system may take at least 2 weeks to recover from the time you discontinue Nardil completely. Recovery seems to take less time with Parnate.
On the whole, discontinuation of MAOIs can be uneventful if the taper is gradual enough. There are always exceptions, of course. I hope yours is easy.
- Scott
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