Posted by KaraS on December 3, 2004, at 5:20:00
In reply to Nardil Side Effects: The Sequel, posted by gardenergirl on December 1, 2004, at 22:46:27
> Hi all,
> I've been on 60 mg of Nardil for several months now, and on Nardil in general for over a year. The most annoying side effects I've had have been peripheral edema (especially when also taking an NSAID), insomnia, myoclonic jerks, and urinary retention. Oh, and weight gain, of course.
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> These have mostly been gone for awhile now, but for some reason they are BAAAAACK. I've got more UR, a greater tendency for edema, and have been getting myoclonic jerks. The latter often are a withdrawal symptom, and when I backed down to 45 mg last week, they indeed increased for a few days.
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> In addition, ever since I've been on Nardil, I've had only one or two migraines in over a year. I used to get more than two a month. I don't know why Nardil made them go away, but I was grateful for it. Now migraines are back!
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> What's going on? Is this poop out? A bad batch? I see my pdoc on Friday, and I am tempted to talk to her about going on a maintenance dose or even going off of it. I'm at the point in my therapy and meds treatment where I think it's mostly up to me doing the work now, anyway. (Of course I could be fooling myself).
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> Any suggestions?
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> gg
I'm so sorry you're having a rough time now, gg. You've always been so helpful to me and I'd like to return the favor - even though I probably don't have that much I can add here. Did you read Ace's recent post? He thought the Nardil might be pooping out but it later turned out that he was just having a bad week. Maybe that could be your problem and things will stabilize soon.The first AD alternative that comes to my mind is Parnate. You've probably already considered it and maybe you have reasons (insomnia?) for not going with it. But, it is a very effective AD that doesn't have as much of the weight gain issue or the edema problem as Nardil. I don't know if it would also help with migraines.
If you do think that you may not need an AD anymore and you go off of the Nardil, you'll find out soon enough if that's correct.
You could always combine other ADs so as to hit the big 3 neurotransmitters. They may not be as effective as what you're used to though.
Hopefully the selegiline patch will be out early next year. Maybe you can hold on until then.
Kara
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