Posted by Carlos on June 18, 2003, at 12:12:46
In reply to Re: maoi plus wellbutrin » shrimp, posted by jemma on June 18, 2003, at 10:33:54
> Have you told your pdoc about the twitches, the blurred vision, and the orthostatic hypotension? The combined action of monoamine oxidase inhibition - which raises levels of dopamine, norepinephrine, and serotonin - and wellbutrin - which inhibits reuptake of dopamine, norepinephrine, and serotonin - does seem to risk potentially dangerous levels of all three, especially serotonin. I think it would be wise to let him know you're having trouble.
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> > I didn't know you could combine the two either, but i trust my p-doc, he's good. I think it is a novel combination though, and he had some reservations, because i increased the nardil very, very slowly. I was on 45mg been on 60 mg. for about 2 weeks, still waiting for it to kick in. Actually, i do feel better, but i still have lethargy, lack of motivation, and anhedonia.
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>It's all over-hyped I feel. I've used MDMA (ecstasy - no lectures, please. Just giving an example) many times while on Nardil. I can't think of any "legal" substance that raises your seritonin levels more than that. Although, I'll admit I've lowerd my dose of MDMA that I would usually take to recieve desired recreational effect. I would usually take a full dose (one pill) but can now get the same high from 1/4 pill.
I don't suggest doing this yourself, I may just be a particular case. I've even gotten away with eating anything I'd like without hypertension crisis. Although I really do think that there's been un-nessasary scare for those wanting to try MAOIs, or already on them over hypertension and 5HT syndrome.
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