Posted by europerep on October 3, 2011, at 16:40:12
In reply to nardil questions, posted by ger man on October 3, 2011, at 14:26:46
Hello there...
This is a very interesting post.
First, on your question... the reformulation, yes... as far as I understand, it has been a problem for some patients who had to switch from the old to the new formulation. But today's Nardil is still phenelzine, so there's no reason to think that it is inherently less potent as an antidepressant. Since you are starting on the new one, there is no reason to be worried I think, especially if you feel like it's doing something already.
What I wanted to let you know though is that it may be (much) easier and cheaper for you to get ahold of phenelzine in Europe. Phenelzine is available in Belgium under the name Nardelzine, and it costs 33,84 for 100 x 15mg. You can even get a reimbursement from your health insurance, which I think doesn't work American brand name Nardil. The product is basically the European version of Nardil. There's a thread somewhere of me discussing it with other members, I'll see if I can find a link to that.
In any case, your regular pharmacy can get that medication for you if your doctor prescribes it. Alternatively, if you happen to live the near the Benelux, you can go to a Belgian pharmacy with a prescription from a German doctor and obtain it like that. This may even be cheaper than having the pharmacy obtain it for you.
If you have any more questions about that, let me know.
Good luck for now!
ER
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