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Posted by jlkny on July 12, 2004, at 1:33:49
Has anyone been on Nardil and gotten edema in there legs and feet. Also have you experienced nausea? I was on it for 2 months and got both of those symtoms but the stuff really seemed to work. I am now on Zoloft and I dont think of it as effective as Nardil. I also tried Parnate and that made me extremely sick to my stomach. I am trying to find a good A Typical Antidepressant and have had so much trouble. Has anyone had the symtoms I am talking about and they passed after a few months?
Any help that you can give me on your experience would be awesome. I have been on SSRI's Prozac and Zoloft and have noticed my hair thinning over the years and for that reason I would like to get off of the Zoloft and the SSRI's. I have read that both the Prozac and Zoloft can cause thinning of he hair.
Any help or suggestions you can provide would really be great. You really can learn alot from people that have taken these med's than just the doctors that perscibe then and have not experienced taking them!
Thank You !J
Posted by Piquet on July 12, 2004, at 8:50:31
In reply to Nardil, posted by jlkny on July 12, 2004, at 1:33:49
I was on Nardil for over four years for atypical depression (which I've had from adolescence -- I'm now over 50) and only stopped because it pooped out. In retrospect, augmentation might have helped there. For me, at that time, it turned my life around. Subsequent to the poop-out I took many SSRIs, but they never really did the trick for me compared to the MAOI. I didn't get edema but had quite a few problems with insomnia and sexual dysfunction. A week ago I started on Parnate and have had no nausea, but do have some insomnia and lightheadedness. I've lost my appetite, too, but that's a *good* thing! Perhaps somebody else can comment about the thinning hair -- for some guys there's always the possibility of male-pattern baldness with or without antidepressants :( Many side effects of ADs pass with time, but we are complex creatures and mileage will vary greatly between individuals. I wish you well.
> Has anyone been on Nardil and gotten edema in there legs and feet. Also have you experienced nausea? I was on it for 2 months and got both of those symtoms but the stuff really seemed to work. I am now on Zoloft and I dont think of it as effective as Nardil. I also tried Parnate and that made me extremely sick to my stomach. I am trying to find a good A Typical Antidepressant and have had so much trouble. Has anyone had the symtoms I am talking about and they passed after a few months?
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> Any help that you can give me on your experience would be awesome. I have been on SSRI's Prozac and Zoloft and have noticed my hair thinning over the years and for that reason I would like to get off of the Zoloft and the SSRI's. I have read that both the Prozac and Zoloft can cause thinning of he hair.
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> Any help or suggestions you can provide would really be great. You really can learn alot from people that have taken these med's than just the doctors that perscibe then and have not experienced taking them!
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> Thank You !
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> J
Posted by gardenergirl on July 12, 2004, at 14:19:11
In reply to Re: Nardil, posted by Piquet on July 12, 2004, at 8:50:31
I'm on 45-60 mg of Nardil (can't decide which dose is most effective). I have, on occasion, had edema in my lower legs. This is more prominent at 60 mg, especially if I am also taking some kind of anti-inflammatory such as Mobic, Ibuprofen, or Aleve. I don't think I've had it at 45mg, but I just went back down and haven't needed an anti-inflammatory since then.
I never had any nausea, and I also don't always take it with food. You might try with and without food and see if either of those helps or makes nausea worse.
Good luck!
gg
Posted by gardenergirl on July 12, 2004, at 14:20:59
In reply to Nardil, posted by jlkny on July 12, 2004, at 1:33:49
I'm sorry, I forgot to add that I also have atypical depression. SSRI's have never worked for me: Zoloft, Sarafem, and Celexa. I also tried Celexa and Wellbutrin together. Still not good. MAOI's such as Nardil are really still viewed as a very effective treatment for Atypical Depression. SSRI's are not.
gg
Posted by Piquet on July 12, 2004, at 18:47:58
In reply to Nardil and edema, posted by gardenergirl on July 12, 2004, at 14:19:11
FWIW, gg, I ended up sawing a pill in half to get my ideal maintenance dosage of Nardil (52.5 mg). Weird, but it worked for me.
Piquet.
Posted by jlkny on July 12, 2004, at 19:06:02
In reply to Re: Nardil » jlkny, posted by gardenergirl on July 12, 2004, at 14:20:59
> I'm sorry, I forgot to add that I also have atypical depression. SSRI's have never worked for me: Zoloft, Sarafem, and Celexa. I also tried Celexa and Wellbutrin together. Still not good. MAOI's such as Nardil are really still viewed as a very effective treatment for Atypical Depression. SSRI's are not.
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> ggThanks for the help I am just trying to get this depression stuff solved.
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