Psycho-Babble Medication Thread 1007797

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Nardil - shall I increase dose?

Posted by reflecting on January 19, 2012, at 18:49:47

Hey folks,

I am taking Nardil 90mg now for about 2 month. While my social anxiety plus dysthimia seems nearly cured on some days, I feel depressed and rejectionsensiyive on othrr days again... esp. when being away from family and some old friends at home (which I am most of the time).

Should I go even higher to make this partial response more complete and reliable? I still hope to have as dramatic effects on my life by Nardil as other people in the forums have...

Best,

reflecting

 

Nardil sexual -) Amantadine?

Posted by reflecting on January 20, 2012, at 18:52:29

In reply to Nardil - shall I increase dose?, posted by reflecting on January 19, 2012, at 18:49:47

Please answer! :)

I also have an additional question: Had anyone success with an antidot for sexual sifunction from Nardil? I consider Amantadine?!

Best,

reflecting

 

Re: Nardil - shall I increase dose?

Posted by atypical on January 21, 2012, at 20:46:02

In reply to Nardil - shall I increase dose?, posted by reflecting on January 19, 2012, at 18:49:47

How long have you been on Nardi in total? Sexual side effects may subside after several months. 90 is a high but good dose. My unprofessional advice is to wait two more months for your body to continue to adjust. i have been taking Nardil 67.5mg since 2008. You could try augmenting Nardil with Lithium or Cytomel also, btw. Increasing the Nardil may create more sexual side effects.

Atypical

 

Re: Nardil - shall I increase dose?

Posted by reflecting on January 22, 2012, at 3:24:06

In reply to Re: Nardil - shall I increase dose?, posted by atypical on January 21, 2012, at 20:46:02

I guess I startedmid of October with 45mg and then rapidly increased. Since begin of November I am on 90mg.
I know that people tell that sexual side effects vanish over time... still I do not see any change... moreover, Amantadine might help weight and fatigue as well.


Though the 90mg are already quite helpful I want to see whether even more is possible (maybe I am a bit greedy...) - in case there is no clear change I will go down again... anyhow, this is my first day on 105mg, let's see how it goes on.

In the next days I will ask my doc for Amantadine for the sexual stuff and for some Valium for possible hypertensive crises.

 

Re: Nardil - shall I increase dose? ยป reflecting

Posted by SLS on January 22, 2012, at 5:50:55

In reply to Nardil - shall I increase dose?, posted by reflecting on January 19, 2012, at 18:49:47

> Hey folks,
>
> I am taking Nardil 90mg now for about 2 month. While my social anxiety plus dysthimia seems nearly cured on some days, I feel depressed and rejectionsensiyive on othrr days again... esp. when being away from family and some old friends at home (which I am most of the time).

Psychotherapy? Maybe your residual depression and rejection sensitivity / anxiety are not biogenic, but, rather, psychogenic. Extra Nardil will not help with this.

I would say that the maximum dosage of Nardil is 1 mg/kg body weight. 90 mg is probably a good dosage for you. I agree with Atypical in that you should wait longer before coming to any conclusions. Some people don't respond to Nardil for 3 months. It might be worth the wait. Response patterns are not always linear. It can have peaks and valleys, even though the trend is towards improvement.

I like using low-dosage lithium (300-600 mg/day) to help stabilize an antidepressant response if it remains variable. I have seen it work with MAOIs.


- Scott


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