Posted by dontnomuch on March 1, 2008, at 18:51:41
In reply to Re: Nardil for Depression, posted by cumulative on March 1, 2008, at 12:20:16
> It can take a while to work, and you may have to titrate up to 1mg/kg (as it mentions in the monograph), but once you get past all that the effects can be robust. Like Phoenix said, it's worth taking care of the side effects (which seem to lessen or disappear with time for most people) with augmentation, especially the sleep issues.
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Well, I was taking Cymbalta and, on my own, decided to add Wellbutrin XL (I had a few extras left from last year) but this did not help me. The cymbalta just never did anything so I thought that the Wellbutrin would add some punch.
I had been feeling like nothing was going to help at all. My psychiatrist asked to mull this over for a while. He called back and said we were going to try a MAO inhibitor . . . which was fine with me, at least it was a new direction.
My entire list of meds are lunesta (2mg) and provigil (only monday thru friday) at 100 mg (1/2 dose). I sometimes take fish oil and a vitamin. Sometimes, at night, I take a melatonin in addition to the Lunesta.
This is so new to me. I have a college and graduate degree, professional job . . . thinking has always come easy for me. Healthy. No real problems, thankfully.
then a 18 months or so ago, I wanted to sleep, day and night.
Doc diagnosed me as depressed, then the medicine merry go around began. On again and off again.
the person I was is a memory to me. I used to take for granted being able to think, make decisions, and just be normal. There are days now when I feel fragile, no confidence, I want to just stay alone.
As to Nardil, probably haven't given other stuff time to clear my system, but I feel as though I can't wait for Nardil to start. Reading these posts about the new formulation are disconcerting, has made me think that I need to rev things up a bit and jump to 60mg per day, now.
Tuesday and Wednesday, I took 15mg in morning and 15mg at night. Thursday and Friday, I doubled it. Maybe stupid on my part . . . I don't know, but I feel sort of desperate. I am in a hole and nardil is the rope that I am holding on to.
I so want it to help. today, thinking I was going too fast, I have gone to 45mg and will likely stay on that for a few days.
You all do not know how supporting you are - thanks.
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