Posted by Yukio on May 29, 2014, at 10:36:36
In reply to Re: Psychosis after decreasing nardil » Yukio, posted by Michael Bell on May 28, 2014, at 21:59:55
Michael,
Thanks so much for sharing your experience. Do you remember what you felt like after you came off the nardil? My husband is no longer having any psychosis symptoms, but he is deeply depressed and anxious more so than at any pre-nardil time.
Also how long were you on the nardil before the psychotic symptoms started and at what dose?
I know my husband is not bipolar either. I've been with him for 20 years and I know what mania looks like, and he only had it when he was bumped up to 75 mg of nardil. Came back down to 60mg and was better. Besides negatively changing his personality while on the 60 mg, there were some good aspects where he was more productive, not meaning mania, but before he was so quiet and withdrawn and would not extend himself to help out with household chores etc. On the nardil he started to do more of these things. But I still hated his personality, he was arrogant and always wanted to be recognized for say emptying the dishwasher and it was like he was keeping score.
But now, he just follows me around the house. Afraid to be alone. Doesn't talk, winces a lot, sometimes crys. he continually ruminates on all negative things in the past. I try to remain upbeat and tell him he can't control the past, only the future, etc etc. But he can't hear it.
He's on 150mg Effexor now, but I'm pretty sure it's not working. We had our personal dna tested and he is 7% less likely to respond to ssris and ssnris. So we just have to work with his psychiatrist to see what's next.
Thanks again.
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