Posted by tecknohed on December 25, 2006, at 9:35:36
In reply to Re: Nardil+Bupropion » tecknohed, posted by jedi on December 24, 2006, at 2:37:42
Thanks guys.
I started Nardil over 3 years ago now & when it first took effect it seemed almost impossible to be angry - I felt that good. However, one thing it has also done since then is make me alot bolder, like not being afraid to say whats on my mind and certainly not hiding my anger. Before this, having Social Phobia I would of course hide most of it, or simply be unable to express it. Not any more. So yes, maybe Nardil does make me 'act' on anger sometimes, though I feel that the anger is always there in the background anyway.Another thing I forgot to mention is I have gradually devoloped OCD over a long period of time since childhood. I remember as a child feeling overly disgusted & dirty about the 'thought' of germs, now of course it gets out of hand - I cant use a knife and fork unless 'I' washed it up myself, or at least watched it being washed up! I now use a dish washer which has solved that problem! (its not just a germ thing, but more to do with 'other peoples' germs. Wierd huh?). Anyway, one thing which feels a big part of my OCD is anger. When I'm angry my OCD is also bad & vice versa.
The good news however is that I'm now doing very well on my Nardil 90mg & Bupropion 75mg combo (yes thats right - just 75mg/day!) Like Jedi I too am supposed to slowly increase to 300mg/day but I dare not go beyond 75. Thing is, that seems enough. Not only that I've also developed (from day one) a 'tic', an odd involuntary movement in my neck accompanied by impulsive neck strain. so I dont want to push it at the moment. It's not a big problem, just damn annoying! The jolly mood the Bupropion has put me in seems worth it though. In fact its augmented the Nardil pretty well. AT LAST! I'm nearly off the clonazepam too which is helping but which may of course add to the anger too.
As for mood stabilizers, I try to avoid them. I've tried one (forgot which one) & it just dampened my mood. I cant live like that.
Overall much more positive - great!
teck.
Oh, Merry Christmas to all!
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