Posted by Glenda the Good on June 30, 2011, at 21:41:44
Hi all,
I've been taking 90 mg Nardil for 2 years now. I need to make a change because the weight gain is becoming a real problem. I started out about 5-10 lbs over my ideal weight and I have gained 35 lbs since then (and still slowly gaining). I am now considered clinically obese. I should be doing better with my diet, but realistically, I'm having a very hard time with sugar and keep coming back to it. I'm now being treated by a chiropractor for neuropathy in my right leg -- tests showed my B6 was actually too high -- and I'm walking for exercise, which was too painful before. But I realize that I'm not going to lose the weight by walking at my current speed.
The Nardil HAS made a big difference with the social anxiety, although I would really love it to do even more. I am reluctant to give it up and regress to my former more incapacitating level of social anxiety.
I am considering either switching to Parnate (not sure, because I tend have some anxiety in general) or supplementing the Nardil with something that causes weight loss and makes it more effective for the social anxiety. I don't know if this would be possible because my pdoc is conservative and has not agreed in the past to taking anything else with Nardil (unless I can provide studies or proof of the safety/efficacy of adding a particular med?)
I do also have clonazepam at home, but I generally have only used it in the past when I've titrated off one drug to another. The biggest feeling I got from adding the clonazepam to Nardil was tiredness, and any small benefit seemed to fade away after a few days use. So I'm thinking this wouldn't be effective as a permanent addition to the Nardil?
Thanks for any help and advice,
GG
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thread:989897
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