Posted by europerep on June 3, 2014, at 15:24:51
In reply to Re: Questions on phenelzine/Nardil (@jedi and others), posted by enrtwo on June 2, 2014, at 12:05:55
Sorry to hear that. I'm beginning to think university or academic hospitals are not really the place to look for "creative" and open-minded/well-informed doctors. Or rather, it depends on what type of "creativity" you are looking for. I could have much more easier been prescribed various atypical antipsychotics as an augmentation agent than an irreversible MAOI ("We haven't used those since twenty years ago."). I'm not sure whether that is rational.
Anyway, if phenelzine works for you, I would be careful not to "throw that away." Going off a drug and later back on it does usually, but not always, produce the same result. You could do the looking-for-a-doctor-that-prescribes-MAOIs thing. Many of us have been there. But if you already had it imported before, I think your pharmacist would be the most promising option right now. If he can't convince your doc, ask him whether he can help you find another one. That's what I would do in any case.
Good luck, with whatever you decide to do...
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