Posted by frank_23423 on January 29, 2019, at 18:11:11
In reply to Restarting Nardil causing major panic attacks, posted by frank_23423 on January 21, 2019, at 20:07:12
Just an update for anyone who is later browsing for 'nardil' or 'phenelzine' experiences.
One week later (though it seems like an eternity):
Worked my way up to 30 MG of Nardil for the last week and 1MG of Klonopin. I've also added hydroxine for the anxiety - seems to kind of work by just slowing me down (including my racing thoughts, which is what I need).
Just took my final 15MG today making this the first day back on 45 MG which is where everything started to go wrong.
Have been exercising and getting sunshine and spending time with my family while taking work leave, so if this causes another major anxiety event like it did last time, I'm throwing in the towel on the Nardil and will be looking for ECT as I have few options left and don't have it in me to go through the months of trying the tricyclics and the few SSRIS and other drugs I didn't try years ago.
One thing a psychiatrist at an outpatient group I'm attending mentioned was that maybe it wasn't the Nardil that was causing the problem in the first place. I was already having panic attacks on the Cymbalta and maybe I had just associated the fateful few days of ramping up the nardil to the meltdown.
We'll see in a day or two, I suppose...
I have a theory that my GABA system is just really f*ck*d up. I was drinking pretty regularly for the last 10 years which I abruptly stopped when I tapered down the Nardil (when I'm depressed, I don't even have the energy to go to the local bar or drink at home as I have always done). There are reports of long term drinkers suddenly developing panic disorder after going sober. Who knows.
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