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Re: OT - anyone know a decent forum about ECT?

Posted by blueboy on May 13, 2008, at 9:01:22

In reply to Re: OT - anyone know a decent forum about ECT? » blueboy, posted by SLS on May 12, 2008, at 21:21:38

> > I've about run through every med possible. Nardil helped me but I got so I couldn't tolerate it.
>
> Can you explain in more detail what it was about Nardil you couldn't tolerate? How long were you taking it before these things appeared?
>
>
> - Scott

Sure. Well, I had almost every side effect listed, and they weren't constant but popped up just randomly. Worst was probably terrible aggravated insomnia, which I handled with Klonopin, Ambien, Lunesta. But it was worth it for me, since it did a LOT of good.

One problem I had was intermittant rash (which tends to worry doctors). After I had been on it for about 2 years, I was on vacation and broke out all over in red bumps with scattered petichia (sp?) -- little blood spots. This was very unlike the occasional rashes I had had before, and my pdoc told me to stop taking it (over the phone). The dermatologist was unable to find a reason for it.

We never figured out what it was, but when I started on Nardil again, they came back and the Nardil didn't work as well.

I was on 4x15 mg daily at a body weight of @ 250 pounds.

The other side effects I had to tolerate, and was willing to tolerate, were sexual problems, weight gain, food and drug restrictions, stomach acid, some degree of hypomania, dizziness (especially postural hypotension), urinary difficulties -- I know there were others but I can't remember them.

It didn't help my anxiety much but at least I bounced out of bed every morning ready to go to work.


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