Posted by PilledOut on July 5, 2016, at 15:16:46
I started on 7.5mg Nardil (generic Greenstone) a month and a half ago. It was titrated up until I reached 45mg several days ago.
Nardil seems to have an additive effect - each day's worth builds on the previous day, so you feel the effects increasing. I had this feeling with tricyclics I've taken as well.
Anyway, I had an increase in side effects after going up to 45mg. Yesterday was by far the worst. I felt really weird side effects a few hours after taking it in the morning. I felt really weird overall, like I'm drugged out and spacey. I had trouble standing still; I was gently wobbling around. My face felt sickly and clammy. At times I felt a weird, brief headache, like sharp stabs in temples, but it wasn't painful. My eyes felt dilated and can't open up completely (I'm still feeling that). I was walking really slowly at times. On the bus, the side effects were so weird I thought about going home or calling 911. None of it was painful or unpleasant, though. Nardil seems to make everything feel washed out, without much anxiety or tension.
The weirdest side effect yesterday was that loud noises sounded particularly loud, and they also had a very strange quality - very distinct and "tinny." My friend said he had Novocaine, and he also felt sounds were distant, with an echo. We watched a movie, and the louder sounds felt really loud and "bright." Sometime during the movie, I heard very distinct crackling sounds. My friend said it was part of the movie, but I must have experienced the crackling sounds louder and more obviously than others. i thought I was hallucinating. The loud sounds seemed trippy. My friend said I seemed unusually sedated.
Today, loud sounds no longer have that louder, weird effect. But I'm still feeling sick and out of it. I can't think very clearly. As I type, the taps on the keyboard feel very light and "clicky." My fingers have a strange feel as I tap on the keys.
Has anyone else had any of these strange side effects? I'm pretty sure I need to stop taking Nardil. These side effects are too weird and severe. But I don't feel bad, and the side effects are not painful or overly uncomfortable. Nardil seems to blur things out and "wash out" any anxiety or unpleasantness.
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