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Posted by zonked on November 6, 2011, at 18:54:43
Meh. I am fine on 60mg Nardil, but have noticed that going to the gym and doing cardio until I am pretty sure I am gonna pass out has done one thing: prevent me from gaining more weight.
I have thus far lost *nothing*.
Since the taper from 90mg to 60mg was painless, and I am working part-time now (and looking to fill in the rest), I may down to 45 in a few days and hold for a week or two.
It may be possible for me to stay off ADs if I am able to reconstruct a normal life. It may not be. We'll see.
This Nardil fat thing sucks *so* much.
-z
Posted by jono_in_adelaide on November 6, 2011, at 20:53:12
In reply to Nardil and fat.... what to do...now working again, posted by zonked on November 6, 2011, at 18:54:43
You *could* try Metformin, 1gm with breakfast and dinner
Posted by Phillipa on November 6, 2011, at 23:41:57
In reply to Re: Nardil and fat.... what to do...now working again, posted by jono_in_adelaide on November 6, 2011, at 20:53:12
Congrats on working remember one step at a time. Phillipa
Posted by Lifelover on November 7, 2011, at 9:03:46
In reply to Nardil and fat.... what to do...now working again, posted by zonked on November 6, 2011, at 18:54:43
Watup zonked glad to here ur working again. I recomend replacing all the soda and juice u drink with icecold water thus cutting out all the unnessesary calories from ur
Diet so far ive lost 15 pounds or so doing this without diet and exercise. Make sure u,drink ten to fifteen cups a day. Goodluck and God bless.
Posted by jono_in_adelaide on November 7, 2011, at 17:26:10
In reply to Re: Nardil and fat.... what to do...now working again, posted by Lifelover on November 7, 2011, at 9:03:46
Metformin avaliable cheaply and easily here
https://www.alldaychemist.com/search.php?search_query=metformin
Might also be worth adding some chromium picolinate to your regimen - its cheap and cant hurt
Dont cut your nardil back too far right now, going back to work is a big stresser, you're gonna need the support nardil gives...... put up with some flab for 6 months if you have to, and deal with it when things have settled down.
Posted by SLS on November 7, 2011, at 17:53:29
In reply to Re: Nardil and fat.... what to do...now working again, posted by jono_in_adelaide on November 7, 2011, at 17:26:10
> Dont cut your nardil back too far right now, going back to work is a big stresser, you're gonna need the support nardil gives...... put up with some flab for 6 months if you have to, and deal with it when things have settled down.
Sage advice.
- Scott
Posted by pedr on November 9, 2011, at 13:11:31
In reply to Re: Nardil and fat.... what to do...now working again, posted by SLS on November 7, 2011, at 17:53:29
> > Dont cut your nardil back too far right now, going back to work is a big stresser, you're gonna need the support nardil gives...... put up with some flab for 6 months if you have to, and deal with it when things have settled down.
>plus, it's very difficult with Nardil to say exactly when the effects of reducing dose will hit. It's not as simple as saying "well, the MAO levels will have re-adjusted after 2 weeks". I personally experienced Nardil's side-effects continually change for about the first 9 months I was on it.
I moved from 90mg to 45mg recently however my health is not stable enough to provide any potentially useful observations. Some days I'm very depressed, lethargic and ill and some I'm relatively OK.
Pete
Posted by Phillipa on November 9, 2011, at 20:06:54
In reply to Re: Nardil and fat.... what to do...now working again, posted by pedr on November 9, 2011, at 13:11:31
I'm sorry your health isn't good hoping it will improve. Phillipa
Posted by Chairman_MAO on November 11, 2011, at 13:12:52
In reply to Nardil and fat.... what to do...now working again, posted by zonked on November 6, 2011, at 18:54:43
I used Nardil for years and gained 50% of my body weight. I'm now using Marplan and it seems like an adequate substitute--although I'm also on clonazepam which I was not on while taking Nardil so I can't be sure.
No carb cravings at all with this yet. Unless you've tried it before, you might want to look into switching now that it's back on the market.
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