Posted by shrimp on June 20, 2003, at 18:35:21
In reply to Re: nardil fainting wellbutrin, posted by indivmed on June 18, 2003, at 20:01:20
> > Rick, how are you doing on the Parnate? I am finally starting to improve on the nardil, which i started (30mg) in late April, so try to hang in there. I'm not okay yet my any means, and i am dealing with all kinds of bizarre side effects, but there has been improvement. My weakness has pretty much gone away, so don't worry about that. I would forget exercising until the weakness fades, it just made me feel like s**t. Did you find a new doctor yet? Let me know how it goes.
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> Actually, I'm not doing so well on the Parnate anymore...I'm going to ask to switch over to Nardil tomorrow--it was awesome for a week, but the past couple of days I have wanted to isolate, not get out of bed, argue with my friend and parents (well, that's not THAT new), etc. Didn't you say you used to take Parnate? What are the differences that you can tell so far between taking the Parnate and then the Nardil? Have you ever added Provigil instead of Wellbutrin or a dopamine agonist (I'm totally new to these dopamine agnoists)? Please keep me posted...and thank you for your help so far...you've been awesome shrimp!
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Rick, how long have you given the parnate to work? you should give it at least a month. The nardil gave me horrible side effects at first, but it finally started working. it didn't hit me on one day, it was gradual. Side effects are orthostatic hypotension, extreme sleepiness around 4 pm. but that has subsided, really weak, tired muscles, but that also went away. I felt like i had the flu for a week, and horribly deppresed, i definitely got worse before i got better. so many times i wanted to drop it but my doc said to stick it out and i'm glad i did. did make me extrememly sensitive to the cold, so the side effects are the same as the parnate, maybe a bit worse, but they do go away. You may need a higher dose of parnate. I was eventually at 90, and it wasn't working, so i stopped. I've taken Provigil with zoloft, didn't really notice much. Did you find a good doctor? You need one with the nardil, because there are olny certain things you can augment with, but some docs don't even know that you can take anything with it. Overall, the nardil makes me feel somewhat normal,my depression always got much worse as the day went on, i literally could not read a book at night, and now i can. It feels more level and steady than the parnate, i would recommend it, but remember i am also on 300mg.Wellbutrin. I would also take a good 2 weeks off of anything while dealing with side effects, just know that they will pass while you are having them. My doc said that these meds can take up to 6 weeks to reach full effect, and most depressed people don't have that kind of patience. So let me know how it goes when you start the nardil. My doc increased mine very slowly, since i am so sensitive to side effects. hope this helps let me know how it goes.> Wait, you've only been on the Parnate for a week??? You need to give it more time.
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