Posted by Barbariana on November 2, 2000, at 21:07:12
Hello,
I have a question involving running.Since upping my dose of Nardil from 15mg to 45 a few months back,
which helped my mood
immensely, I've had some
orthostatic hypotension in bearable amounts. What's
less bearable is a version of the problem I get when
running. Apparently running involves blood pressure
changes that Nardil is slowing down. When I start up,
I have to go very slowly
for a few minutes while my muscles feel (bad)like they're
getting no blood. Then, even after I've been going
fo a while, I can't speed up at a decent acceleration
without starting to blackout. I realize that there
is the obvious solution of changing speed only very
slowly, and that this isn't the worst price to pay for
depression relief. BUT. I really like to race which
usually means starting from a dead halt, and involves doing
mixed speed running for training. So I'm wondering
if anyone has any ideas or experience with this because
I really don't want to stop training/competing until
it is feasible to endure a medication switch (~4mo).
I'm going to try
gradually going down to 45/30 & to 30 which is up to
me although (world's least athletic) Dr.
is advising against.In any case, thanks for reading my tale of minor woe.
Sincerely,
B
poster:Barbariana
thread:48056
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