Posted by SLS on May 27, 2005, at 8:03:04
In reply to Re: SLS .... Why the Nortrip?, posted by Maxime on May 26, 2005, at 14:56:07
> I was hoping that would be your answer :-) I can only add about 25 mg of desipramine because at 75 mg I lactated. I am going to try it. I know it's safe as I have read of other people trying it as well. It's funny how so many things are contraindicated, yet you can still take them.
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> I hope 25 mg of Desipramine is enough to make a bit of an improvement. I feel the same way you do just on the Parnate.
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> Have you ever taken Nardil and what did and didn't you like about it?
Regarding Nardil, there isn't much about it that I didn't like - aside from that it didn't work for very long. I did gain weight on it the first time I took it. I developed cravings for carbohydrates that went uncontrolled. The next few times I was on it, I was also taking desipramine. I did not gain any weight, but I was more restrained in my food intake. The initial inability to have orgasms often disappears within a few months. If the stuff works, that ain't much of a trade-off. Orthostatic hypotenstion usually appears at some point. Again, this is a side effect that can wane with time. If it doesn't, and the stuff is worth staying on, you can add Bethanecol to help prevent the hypotension.Nardil is very tolerable for some people, but not others. I think it has a greater potential to be a "mood brightener" that does Parnate. It is better at relieving anhedonia and increasing interest and enjoyment in engaging in activities.
With Nardil, I would probably limit my choices of a TCA to combine with it to desipramine. Even nortriptyline might be too serotonergic such that a serotonin syndrome might develop. This has been my experience.
- Scott
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