Posted by Jadde on July 12, 2022, at 18:03:34
In reply to Re: Nardil share, posted by rose45 on July 10, 2022, at 8:58:39
> Yes i have tried nardil, and it lasted 22 ish years until it just stopped working. i did get hypomanic on it though, and remained that way most of the time.I did tell the psych about it but his view at that time , was that it was purer to remain on just one med (This was the uk in 1992) And I put on so much weight and had so many side effects - I far preferred parnate which had fewer side effects. Parnate stopped working after I reduced it 4 or 5 years ago and would not work when I increased the dose. By by adding 2.5 mg olanzapine it worked again...just as in your case with nardil. studpidly I thought that it no longer needed the olanzapine,and started reducing it , which was my big mistake as the whole thing then stopped working .
> It may be useful to know that you need to keep taking the olanzapine, or you may react differently. I do find it impossible to come off the olanzapine,or to come off parnate or lamotrigine, all of which I am still taking. Others seem to do it much more easily.22 years hypomanic on Nardil. Wow. Its so weird to me that sometimes even the smallest change can make a huge difference. I have a habit of tweaking things a little here and there. I justify this by realizing that almost every successful trial was requested by me. Of course that can backfire as well. Anyway, sounds like we have had some similar experiences, maybe these observations will help someone with similar wiring :)
Jade
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