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Posted by cramx2 on May 28, 2001, at 23:32:58
I take Nardil at 60 mg, i've been back on it for about 3 months now. This last week i've been feeling worse and at times am having sensations in the souls of my feet which I have only associated with
withdrawal symptons when I have gone off AD's. I am not going off anything or even lowering my dose. The sensation is almost like an orgasm without that special tickling feel. How else can I describe it? When I have withdrawed from AD's,
the sensation would be more intense, like how I described above, also in my feet, but with more of an electrical feeling. I know that the Nardil is giving up on me. Can anyone relate? or am i just experiencing the usual wide range of feelings.
Posted by Willow on May 28, 2001, at 23:54:41
In reply to withdrawal symptons but not going off AD's , posted by cramx2 on May 28, 2001, at 23:32:58
I can relate! But I can't really comment because mine is constant and I'm taking meds to try and control the feeling, plus I have no experience with Nardil.
Sorry!
Posted by Elizabeth on May 29, 2001, at 20:31:47
In reply to withdrawal symptons but not going off AD's , posted by cramx2 on May 28, 2001, at 23:32:58
> I take Nardil at 60 mg, i've been back on it for about 3 months now. This last week i've been feeling worse and at times am having sensations in the souls of my feet which I have only associated with
> withdrawal symptons when I have gone off AD's.I had something similar happen when I was taking Nardil: not only did it poop out (after 8 or 9 months), but I started having withdrawal symptoms. You might try raising the dose, although this didn't help me.
I ended up having to go off the drug for a few weeks. When I took it again, the same thing happened -- it worked for a few months and then I started having w/d symptoms -- so I gave up on it.
I'm sorry I don't have better news or suggestions for you. I hope that Nardil ends up working out better for you than it did for me.
-elizabeth
Posted by blackjack on May 30, 2001, at 12:58:30
In reply to withdrawal symptons but not going off AD's , posted by cramx2 on May 28, 2001, at 23:32:58
I started gettin withdrawl-type symptoms after 10 months on Parnate (another MAOI). The symptoms (nausea, aggitation, "brain lightning") were exactly the same as the ones I would get if I missed a dose. My depression also relapsed. Increasing the dosage well past the recommended maximum did not help. I switched of of Parnate for a year, then went back on it. It was effective for about 6 months this time, then the withdrawl-type symptoms started again. I can only assume that I build up a tolerence to Parnate after a while. Interestingly, the side-effects (orthostatic hypotension, anorexia, "tongue scum") also went away when the withdrawl-like sysmptoms started.
Coming off of Parnate was singularly unpleasant (worse than most of the Effexor horror-stories sound), especially the second time. It was made worse by the fact that I had to let the Parnate "wash out" before I could start any new AD, either to lessen the withdrawl or alleviate the depression. The withdrawl symptoms were mostly gone in 2 weeks, and totally gone by the time the new AD's kicked in (Celexa the first time, Wellbutrin the second.)
So, yeah, I relate 100%.
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