Posted by jef on January 26, 2003, at 0:39:18
In reply to Re: Has anyone discontinued Nardil, posted by Ame Sans Vie on January 25, 2003, at 5:41:07
As I mentioned, I've taken Nardil since 1982. A variety of pdocs have all encouraged me to try something else; sometimes I agreed and circled back to Nardil.
Depression/anxiety runs in the family. My mother has also taken Nardil for years, and due to the shortage tried Paxil. She's stubbornly stuck to the trial...and has been miserable, with a plethora of new physical complaints suddenly showing.
Oddly, 60 mg/day hasn't produced any hypotension, I have hypertension and take an ACE inhibitor.
I've had high ferritin (iron) which after a lot of iron panels resulted in good old fashioned phlebotomy (blood-letting.) I've sometimes wondered if Nardil "caused" that.
I am disappointed in Pfizer. They have the resources to have avoided this supply problem. I expect potential problems with their more profitable drugs get quicker remedies. :-)
Jeff
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