Posted by Tomatheus on April 1, 2012, at 18:27:43
In reply to Making progress some questions for nardil experts, posted by lifelover on April 1, 2012, at 18:01:29
Lifelover,
I began taking doxylamine succinate (generic Unisom) early on during my Nardil trial. I can't say whether or not the doxylamine actually helped me fall asleep any more quickly than I would have fallen asleep without the antihistamine, but surprisingly, attempting to discontinue the doxylamine resulted in a complete relapse of the vegetative depression that I was suffering from at the time. After I tried stopping the doxylamine and relapsed, I made sure to keep taking the antihistamine for as long as I continued to take Nardil. As I said, I don't know if the doxylamine was even helping with my sleep, but I didn't want to risk another depressive relapse like the one I had when I tried stopping the doxylamine.
So, I can't vouch for the efficacy of doxylamine/Unisom as a treatment for insomnia associated with Nardil use, but I can say that I took 25 mg of the antihistamine nightly for most of the time that I spent taking Nardil and never noticed any sort of adverse reactions. I know that antihistamines are sometimes listed as being contraindicated with MAOIs and sometimes listed as being not contraindicated. I can't say for sure which lists are right, but I can say that I took doxylamine with Nardil without any problems.
No matter what sleep medication or supplement you end up taking with Nardil, I wish you luck with your upcoming trial. I hope you experience the relief from your social anxiety that you're looking for and that you find an add-on to help combat the insomnia that tends to come with taking Nardil.
Tomatheus
Dx: schizoaffective disorder
Taking Abilify, Hydergine, and 5 supplements
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