Posted by reflecting on January 3, 2012, at 20:24:10
In reply to Re: Nardil - should I change brand/stop/go down and up, posted by Erewhonian on January 3, 2012, at 14:07:03
> That seems to be the opinion of the people that suffered through the 2003 nardil reformulation. I didn't follow the controversy too closely, but supposedly the new pfizer pills changed the excipients such that more of the drug breaks down in the stomach before ever reaching the small intestine. This caused nardil to stop working for many people. The gavis pill is supposed to be similar to nardil before the 2003 pfizer reformulation.
Good to know. I'll surely give it a try.> Sounds like something weird in the marinade? Or maybe something weird in you? ;) Again, no predicting each person's idiosyncrasies. In 2012, when you get to the point where you're taking an MAOI, it's necessary to deal with a certain amount of risk. The particular point where risk/benefit part ways is, again, idiosyncratic (word of the day!).
Dunno whether it was the lamb or the marinade... but was a quite frightening experience-for some hours I was sure to stop Nardil... but it really helps quite a bit with my social anxiety, which is my major problem - therefore, I really wanna proceed... the results could be a bit stronger and it could do more depression - I am still very lethargic, unactive, ahedonic and have little motivation to actually sozialise (even though the anxiety is clearly lessened/I am more self-confident and less rejection-sensitive).
I plan to get some Valium now such that I can use them sublingual in a hypertensive case...I read that this lowers blood pressure (and the anxiety of course which itself increases the blood pressure).Also I think about (though my doc willprobably not wanna do this) adding a NE-Reuptake-Inhibitor like Atomoxetine/Reboxetine/Ritalin/Nortryptline, as I read that this can lower the risk of a hypertensive crisis. This - in theory - works by blocking the channels, the tyramine needs to get through to release NE and so to rise BP.
But anyway, I will surely go on with Nardil - and maybe even try 105mg to see whether this gives full remission.
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