Posted by dcruik518 on February 23, 2009, at 17:46:53
In reply to Nardil cognitive side effects- zero memory, posted by n_wolfie on February 19, 2009, at 23:23:37
In my experience the MAOI's actually have an extremely positive effect on my cognitive abilities. I find I'm much more fluent with words, for instance, and my writing comes much more easily and is better. I was also wittier on Nardil. I loved it. I just can't afford the weight gain. Are you saying you're losing weight because of the Lamictal. You're actually still on a really low dose of Nardil. The optimal dose for me was 90 mg. It works better the more you take, for most people, up to a point. Still, it could be interacting with the high dose lamictal in some way. Good luck. If nardil doesn't work for you, you could alway try Parnate. It's a bit more stimulating and doesn't affect GABA the way Nardil does.
> I've been on Lamicatal 500 mg for a few mos. It was working wonderfully, then it stopped, I became depressed again, so my doctor started me on Nardil, which had worked in the past with the Lamictal, so well in fact that we discontinued the Nardil. I'm into my second week of 30 mg Nardil, and my mood has improved somewhat, but my cognition/memory is at an all time low. I can't keep a thought in my head long enough to even express it. I can't find my way around the subway, I put money back in my wallet instead of paying the restaurant check, forget to lock my apt, I try to read and I can't understand what I'm reading. It's not sooo bad in the morning, but gets worse as the day goes on, by 2pm I'm exhausted and my brain completely shuts down. I have atypical depression, so this pattern is typical, but I don't remember my memory ever being this nonexistent. It's very, very scary. My doctor told me to reduce my Lamictal to 400mg, as I've lost a lot of weight, and my blood levels have increased, so it may be due to that. Or is this a temporary Nardil side effect? Sorry if this is soo confusing, it's hard just keeping my thoughts clear enough to write this.
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