Posted by missliz on February 11, 2003, at 0:54:27
In reply to Re: Polypharmacy with Nardil -- please respond., posted by Thomas123 on February 10, 2003, at 23:13:57
Lithium is a good goose for Nardil, and I think all mood stabilizers but Tegretol (carbemazepine) and Trileptal can mix with it. They're related to tricyclics, and those are now MAOI no nos. I used Nardil and Tegretol for years, did great. Mixing other ADs with an MAOI is a really bad idea unless you're a total basket case and have a really good psychopharmacologist handling it. NEVER mix an MAOI with an SSRI, it does a pan fry thing to your brain.
Exercise, like training in a weight room or cycling is great to goose up your meds. And you may just need more drug or more time. Antipsychotics get pushed like crazy on this board, I think they're overused. If you aren't psychotic, you don't need an antipsychotic. Maois can really bring out anxiety, and benzos are the appropriate drug for that. Or maybe it's just that Nardil lets you out of the box and one gets anxious from risky behavior like going out and being normal.
So what's the problem, anyway? We can't tell you what you want to know if you don't give us the detailsmissliz
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