Posted by atypical on January 12, 2010, at 4:22:43
In reply to questions for experienced Nardil users, posted by g_g_g_unit on January 10, 2010, at 21:16:07
The Nardil side effects can be very intimidating. I had every single one during the first few months taking Nardil. However, I held on and now it's been about 8 months. I have maybe only one or two side effects right now. I take 60mg. On 75mg the side effects were aggravated (sleepiness, fogginess).
1) In my experience, the side effects of Nardil initially as well as on a higher dose made it very difficult for me to focus because I was sleepy all the time. My vision was blurrly. I did go to work all this time, but my productivity was low. Now, on 60mg, and barely any side effects, my productivity is excellent.
2) I never got restless leg. I guess that side effect escaped me. I thought I had all of them. Anyway, my guess is that it is dose dependent.
3) I did not experience any insomnia on Nardil at any point. Then again I am atypical in that through my entire depression history, I never had problems sleeping or oversleeping.
Atypical
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> 1) firstly, i was just curious about how the drug impacts short and long-term memory? i remember feeling really fogged out and scattered. would it, for instance, be possible to study for a degree on the drug?
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> 2) secondly, i got really bad restless leg syndrome and mycolonic jerks late into the trial, at around 75mg, which further disrupted my already tragic sleeping patterns. i guessed this might be because it's effect on dopamine transmission eases up? is the side-effect temporary, or at least dose-dependent?
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> 3) finally, is a sleep-aid a necessity while on the drug? again, is the insomnia dose-dependent? it seemed to begin to ease up eventually, but that was only because i was so exhausted from the sleep loss i think.
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