Posted by SLS on December 22, 2015, at 19:52:28
In reply to Re: Nardil washout and then restart, posted by john locke on December 22, 2015, at 17:12:18
> Should I be worried that side effects haven't kicked in yet at day 16?
No, you should not be worried. For how many days have you been at 60 mg/day?
> Maybe tiredness is kicking in; I'm not sure. I've read that sides can be a sign that the med is working.
I think dizziness (orthostatic hypotension) is an index of MAO inhibition. If, upon standing up, your blood pressure drops by 10%, that is supposed to be a sign that your dosage is high enough, but not necessarily that the drug is going to work.
One rule of thumb is to give each dosage increase three weeks to work. If you can tolerate 90 mg/day, you could then stay at that dosage and continue treatment. Some people don't respond robustly to Nardil for several months. Since you are virtually medication naive, I should think that you would respond more quickly. I hope so. Investing months in a drug that might not work can be frustrating and difficult to deal with.
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