Posted by amdew717 on May 27, 2004, at 11:17:47
Ace,
I'm a 50 year old guy, and I have also been helped by Nardil more than any other AD I've taken...and I've taken quite a few, but I recently tried to go back on it and even after ONE day at 15 mg, I had the same side effects that caused me to go off of it 6 mos ago:1) Waking up after 5 hours and not being able to return to sleep
2) Inability to have an orgasm.I've read some of your posts and don't recall if you mentioned having these problems. But if you have, how do you deal with them? I've been taking 1600 mg Neurontin for about 3 years and even that doesn't seem to allow me to sleep all the way through. I've asked him to put me on Klonopin (which I've taken in the past from another doc without any problem) but he refuses, claiming it's addictive. I never felt the need to increase my dosage of Klonopin the whole time I was on it, but I guess that doesn't mean anything to him. Also tried Trazadone but the priapism was too much for me. Regarding the sexual problems...I have no clue as to what to do other than give it up. It seems the older I get, the less patience I have with the side effects.
It was not my intention to exclude other members here, and I welcome anyone else's input but I just wanted to make sure I also heard from Ace, since "you ARE the Champion of Nardil," and I'd like to be one too!
Thanks, Jim
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