Posted by mantus on July 28, 2011, at 21:19:05
In reply to Re: Went off nardil 1 week ago. HR/BP problems persist, posted by emmanuel98 on July 28, 2011, at 21:01:51
> Maybe it's just a coincidence that this happened when you went off nardil, since there's no reports anywhere of nardil causing this (have you checked the FDA website? That's the most thorough.) Maybe you should see a cardiologist, get an EKG standing and lying down to try to figure out what is going on. It may have nothing to do with Nardil.
No, it began with Nardil. I first had traditional orthostatic hypotension symptoms as documented again and again as a common side effect of Nardil. However, that changed, my bp no longer drops when standing, but my hr explodes beyond anything I have ever experienced before. Even when I was experiencing orthostatic hypotension, my hr never went nearly this high. I am troubled because I told doctors for months that this was happening and yet they just ignored me essentially. I know I am responsible for my own well being, however this was my first trial with an maoi and I had no idea what to expect, so I thought for months, maybe this is just something I have to go through. However, after doing my own research I realized it wasn't at all a normal side effect, and my p-doc knew that and should've at least fully discussed my concerns so I could have made the decision to drop it months ago. I truly felt that by dropping the Nardil I would see at least some marginal level of improvement after 10 days, but if anything it is actually worse, and I'm terrified because the research I have did on POTS basically shows that it can be treated to some extent, but that's all. I have played sports and been active my entire life, even in between some of my worst bouts of depression. I have had EKG's done, and they just show an increased hr upon standing, it wouldn't really show anything else. And a tilt table test is not necessary because I know for a fact what my body does when I stand. I'll keep people up to date, but seeing a specialist at this point really doesn't help matters, because this has all been caused by Nardil and quite frankly i don't want to just take a medicine to mask the effects until I know 100 percent for sure that it won't go away with time being off of Nardil.
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