Posted by tecknohed on October 8, 2005, at 17:48:08
In reply to Re: what now, posted by CK1 on October 8, 2005, at 16:04:18
> I'm getting on Nardil this coming Friday and have heard that it actually acts as a "supercharger" for some thus acting in the opposite way as you have described. Does it cause sedation in some and wake others up? People have said they only require 5-6 hrs of sleep on this med. I'm confused.....
At first I did get the 'super charged' effect from it. I went from being a complete 'Avoidant Personality' case (staying in my room on my own, dodging people and living in a total phobic state) to being out every day doing anything I wanted and hunting for new friends and just staying busy. I would still get sedation but only if I was motionless, ie sitting down and watching TV, especially when alone. In company is when the 'charge' can be felt most - very chatty, jolly, cracking jokes and feeling fearless and sociable.
The sedation seems most likely during peak blood levels, then fades after a few hours. How you spread your doses out over the day also effects how and when you might feel tired.
And the longer you take it for the more tired you may feel, but it should still help just enough.The initial 'charge' dies out with time, 6 months in my case. It does come back at times, especially with a dose change or maybe augmentation. I think this is when some people mistake this as being poop-out, and stop it, not realising that the 'charge' isn't Nardil's whole theraputic effect. Strangly, the 'charged' feeling seems to start the same time as, and last as long as the other rather more negative side effects.
I think you'll find Nardil a very worthy and unique med with a character all of its own.
Teck.
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