Posted by n_wolfie on February 20, 2009, at 13:39:54
In reply to Re: Nardil cognitive side effects- zero memory » n_wolfie, posted by SLS on February 20, 2009, at 12:17:59
Hi again Scott,
Sorry if I'm driving you nuts. I just keep forgetting to include relevant information in my past posts. Oddly enough, my mood has improved, and I sound fine to everyone- except for the fact that I basically can't find my way around, can't remember what someone told me 1 second ago... Mood does get worse though as day goes on, in typical atypical depression fashion. I don't know. I can relax if I know there is a light at the end of the tunnel and this is temporary. But I'm really afraid I have permanent brain damage from years of meds. It scares me that my doctor seems to finally be grasping at straws- should he be able to diagnosis this, or is the administration ADs a crapshoot sometimes even with the best doctors?
> > Scott,
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> > I'm a little confused. Do you mean what do I think of the responses to my Nardil issues?
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> Yes.
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> I'd really like to see you resolve your cognitive difficulties.
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> From experience, I can tell you that when you add Nardil to high-dosage Lamictal (>200mg), it *feels* like it is the Nardil because you first feel the synergism after its introduction. If you were on the Nardil first and added the Lamictal, you would swear it was the Lamictal causing the problems.
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> Lamictal is known to produce significant cognitive and memory impairments in some people, especially at higher dosages. Nardil is not. Nardil *and* Parnate both seem to amplify the Lamictal induced impairments.
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> I feel pretty sure that were you to lower the Lamictal, your mind would clear up considerably.
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> One thing weird about Lamictal is that if you reduce the dosage too quickly, you can get a temporary rebound depressive dip that lasts for a fraction of a day. You might want to try avoiding this by reducing the dosage by 25mg every few days. 200mg is the "sweet spot" for this drug when treating depression.
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> Good luck.
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> - Scott
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