Posted by zonked on September 27, 2011, at 10:47:31
In reply to Re: On my way to remission (I hope) » zonked, posted by g_g_g_unit on September 27, 2011, at 8:19:12
> zonked - while Nardil doesn't really help your ADD, does it noticeably hinder your cognition (via brain fog or whatever)?
No. Occasionally it makes me *sleepy*, but that's different. The overwhelming urge to nap in the afternoon has disappeared with time and/or the addition of testosterone. Unfortunately, the weight gain's gotten worse. To anyone reading this now or later and you've tried everything (and everything else didn't work) and you're tempted to throw Nardil in the toilet because of the weight gain, I urge caution. This is what destroyed my remission and career last time, stopping Nardil due to weight gain. I guess I'd rather be fat than tortured with severe depression.
> I have a lot of trouble reading, partly due to depression and partly due to ADD-related sluggishness. so far, Lexapro has made matters worse; I find my mind can barely even absorb simple web articles; it's like the words simply don't register. I figure it might also be sleep-related (in that SSRIs alter sleep architecture for the worse)..?
In severe depression I can't focus on sh*t. I know what you mean. The only SSRI that helped, Zoloft, enhanced cognition (I think it's the most pro-dopamine of the SSRIs).
Parnate made me sharp as a tack, unfortunately, it also lost efficacy at typical doses and the dose required to have any effect at all threw me into a nasty (euphoric, but nasty in terms of $$ and relationships and other embarrassing stuff) hypomanic state.
-z
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