Posted by ace on June 4, 2003, at 2:30:36
In reply to Re: NARDIL: Potent Medical ARSENAL!!!!, posted by temoigneur on June 3, 2003, at 22:23:57
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> Ace, how goes it, sorry I haven't gotten back to you in a while. For you're sake and to the degree that I relate my own condition to yours, I'm so glad you're feeling better on Nardil. I'm on day 15 of Nardil right now, at 60mg and I feel okay, just okay, I mean for the agonizing hell I went through, I hope it gets better, but I'm also on 10mg zyprexa, and 7 mg clonazepam, so I'd have to be on crack to be full of energy. On this combination I just feel tired, HOWEVER, I am noticing that my OCD is a little less. Where as before I had masacistic, (sp) tendancies, they are starting to subside. Before I could have never worked with another person, but now, in the interim job trial I'm in before hopefully going back to school, I'm able to work with others, which is a huge improvement. I suppose it's like anything, at any level of cognition one is going to have difficulties and pleasure, it's up to me to decide if the glass if half full - doesn't that sound noble, it's not how I feel, I'm not depressed, but I'm not on fire either, I definately wouldn't say I have anhedonia, I do take small enjoyment in things, I guess i need to give the nardil time, on the whole, perhaps I'm receiving some placebo effect although my situation has usually been too acute for that to go very far, so chin up, smile, and wait.
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Great to hear from you Ben!,
I was getting worried about you...I know how bad things to get - you just wan't to shut the world out. 2 weeks on Nardil is still early days, but just you wait and see...you'll know when it has kicked in...either slowly or fastly kicked in. There will be NO probs working with others. You'll have a grin ear to ear! With the Zyprexa and Clonazepam...is there any way to lower these? The Clonazepam is at a preety high dose in particular....maybe when the Nardil kicks in you might feel you don't need as higher doses. I am starting 2.5 Zyprexa real soon....what did you notice when you first started it? Tell me your experience, if you feel well enough.Yeah with the message...forget it! When 60mg was reinstated for some reason my OCD was briefly in almost complete remission...but it's back a little, so back up to 90mg I go! Give yourself 2 more weeks at 60mg, then I say raise to 75mg for 4 days then 90mg.
So good hearing from you man, I think of you as a real friend too. Just keep me posted on your progress...I really am excited that Nardil is going to make you a very happy person. And you deserve that.
God Bless,
Andrew.
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