Posted by KellyM on July 26, 2002, at 11:30:27
In reply to Re: Nardil and the New MeKellyM, posted by jaby on July 26, 2002, at 9:43:33
> Just curious...was your anxiety an everyday thing or only in certain situations? You make mention of it lifting your depression as well. Was this situational or fairly constant before also?
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> The MAOI's sound like very effective medications. Had you tried almost all of the other classes? I suffere from GAD/depression/BPII and feel like I'm running out of options. All of these positive posts about the MAOI's may just give me the courage to give it a try. Thanks for sharingAnxiety was pretty constant, I usually just avoided social situations. Depression came and went over the last few years. I quit working four months ago because of it. I tried Prozac, Paxil, Zoloft, Wellbutrin, Serzone, Effexor, and Buspar and I think a couple of others. All had some effect on my depression, but did nothing for social anxiety (even Paxil). I used Klonopin situationaly, although in retrospect it might have been more effective had I used it more.
I pretty much decided on my own to use Nardil. I wasn't sure my doctor would go for it (I prepared all my arguments before hand). Surprisingly, she didn't have a problem with it. I think everyone has a fear over the diet dangers, but for me those are pretty much gone now. As I said in my previous post, I haven't used anything as effective before. It doesn't come without some side effects (at least for me): insomnia and sexual problems being the biggest. But as effective as Nardil is, I consider them an almost non issue all things considered. As long as you educate yourself going in, I would recommend an MAOI highly based on my experience and others I have read about.
Hope that helps,
Kelly
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