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Re: taking new directions in depression treatment » shelliR

Posted by Lorraine on July 12, 2001, at 12:00:02

In reply to Re: taking new directions in depression treatment » Lorraine, posted by shelliR on July 11, 2001, at 17:42:41

Shelli: It is so kind of you to chime in on this. I value your input.



> I had no weight gain and no sexual side effects on Nardil.

Do you have weight gain or sexual side effects with SSRIs? I gained 40 lbs on Effexor and lost all interest in sex.

> I should read back though your posts, but my understanding is that nardil is better for depression and anxiety, and parnate is more energizing.

That's what I have heard as well. My difficulty is that I have depression, anxiety and a lack of energy. So the choice between Parnate and Nardil will be hard.

> > >It took a long time for Nardil to kick in --five weeks

Yikes! How did you bear it? I become a puddle unmedicated.

> > > but when it did, it was a wonderful drug for me. Also, in about 15 years on it, I didn't have any reaction to any food on the "don't eat list." YMMV.

15 years, that's wonderful! It does seem that people who do well on Nardil do well on it a long time.

> >I've heard that parnate works faster, but maybe if you decide to do Nardil, you can keep increasing and it may kick in faster. I stayed at 45 mg the whole time waiting until it kicked in.

Parnate has the advantage of being stimulating in terms of "speed" of response, I suppose.

Thank-you, Shelli for all your input. I will keep you posted. As I told Elizabeth, it gives me great comfort to know that there is someone else out there struggling with the same issues (getting stabilized on meds) that I am. It keeps me sane. It stops my foot from stepping over the ledge.

Lorraine


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