Posted by gypsea on August 23, 2002, at 15:05:24
In reply to Re: Nardil » cosis, posted by JonW on August 21, 2002, at 18:11:14
> > I have been taking Nardil 45g/day for the last 5 day's for Social Anxiety Disorder... Can anyone please share their experiences on when the drug "kicked in" and started to work.. I haven't noticed a difference yet.. And I haven't experienced any side effects except a little sleepiness....
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> Hi cosis,
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> When I was seeing Dr. Liebowitz (from Columbia) for Social Phobia he told me that 60mg is really the dose at which it starts to work for SP. Obviously, anyone can respond to any dose but keep this in mind. For me it took about 6 weeks before I noticed anything. Some people claim it is like a light switch (maybe that's just for depression, though) but it was more gradual in my case. Dr. Liebowitz also said that the clinical studies showed twice the efficacy at 12 weeks compared to 6 weeks so if you reach that point don't be discouraged by a partial response. I just couldn't take the side-effects (which took weeks to appear) so I discontinued it and am about to start moclobemide tomorrow -- fingers crossed! Anyway, my advice is find something with proven efficacy for SP that you can tolerate and stick it out -- which means 12 weeks in most cases.
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> Good Luck,
> Jon
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> p.s. Don't rule out a CBGT program when you are ready. Get your meds in order and take it from there... Also, comming off of Nardil, for me at least, has been pure hell and I sure wish someone had told me this before I went on it. So if an when you come off of it -- take it s l o w!!!Hey JonW,
Has Moclobemide finally been approved by the FDA? Does your doctor expect it to work as well as Nardil? What have you heard about the difference in side effects and contra-indications? I'm most interested losing the insomnia and anorgasmia. I wouldn't mind not having to battle weight gain either, although it is forcing me to excersize.
Good luck,
Gypsea
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