Posted by g_g_g_unit on February 20, 2009, at 7:15:18
In reply to Re: Nardil cognitive side effects- zero memory » g_g_g_unit, posted by SLS on February 20, 2009, at 6:56:47
> > just debating whether i should stay on meds at all given the way i think ssri's have caused a lot more problems for me than i began with
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> I believe that MAOIs are less harsh on the system than reuptake inhibitors. I don't think they flood and overwhelm the receptors as much. I would not be so afraid of Nardil doing any permanent damage.that's reassuring to hear
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> > (have always had intense OCD, though am in therapy at the moment and think a lot of the symptoms i went on nardil for were a kind of prolonged withdrawal that i failed to recognise at the time).
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> Withdrawal from an SSRI?is that skepticism on your part? for the duration of 2008 i was never off an ssri for longer than 2 weeks. around january 2008 i experienced the most intense exasperation of my OCD symptoms while on 30mg a day of remeron (strangely, the second drug i was placed on for OCD after paxil) failed. i was left alone by my family and came close to suicide, and applied for submission to a private psychiatric hospital. once they returned i felt ok and quite cold turkey, but suddenly fell into a brain fog. i was reassure by my pdoc that what i was experiencing was normal depression and was placed on prozac. i failed to find an SSRI that alleviated my OCD symptoms while allowing me to function as a writer. each time i would withdraw from an SSRI and be assured that 2 weeks was sufficient time for the SSRI to clear from my system, resulting in placement on another (around 5 in total). around november i fell into a deep state of suicide - i felt emotionally numb, cognitively dysfunctional, socially incompetent, depersonalised. i lost my job working for one of the most prolific political magazines in my country. i realise i have an underlying condition yet these were not symptoms i experienced before i was placed on SSRI's; previously i was highly functional yet also stricken by ocd. i realise this may provoke skepticism on your part, as it has on any doctors i've described my symptoms to. i am currently dealing with an OCD specialist for regular therapy and meeting with a GP who deals in alternative vitamin therapy next week. if there is some way for me to stay of meds then that may be ideal ...
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> Yes, hypotension can be problematic with Nardil. If the drug helps you, it might be worth taking Florinef to bring your blood pressure up. I will say this, though. For me, the hypotension got better the longer I was on the drug. I took 90mg and did not need Florinef. I never came close to passing out at that dosage, but you do have to let your body get used to the drug. Even orgasms return after a few months for those who have problems early in treatment. The longer you take an MAOI, the cleaner they get. This has been my experience that I see repeated in others.
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> I know OCD takes higher dosages of SRIs and longer to obtain a response. The same might be true of Nardil. Some people don't get an optimum response until they reach a ratio of 1mg drug / 1kg body weight. If one were to weigh 165 pounds, 75mg might be necessary.
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> - Scott
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