Posted by UGottaHaveHope on March 3, 2007, at 11:46:13
In reply to Re: Nardil experiences - Stargazer, posted by stargazer on March 2, 2007, at 20:57:20
SG:
For whatever reasons, I feel closer to you than anyone else on this board in our experiences. You have a gift of explaininig everything in laymen's terms, and do a wonderful job in sharing your past challenges, in such nuturing and caring words.I saw your post above where you documented all the meds you have been over the past two decades. One could look at all of that as a series of failures, but I look at it as a credit to your amazing bravery, willing to try new meds that might help. Even thought many of them didn't, you tried. I really think that is half of the battle here, having the guts and confidence to try new things. There are people on drugs that make them feel they can barely get by each day, and many of them (like me a lot of times) are scared to try other drugs that could put them in remission. Or feel worse. You never know until you try, though, thats a fact.
I think the pdoc did the right thing by trying you with Emsam first. If it works, at the lowest dose, then you don't have to worry about many of the restrictions. You can always switch over to Nardil and, according to my pdoc, who is supposed to be one of the top in the USA, you can switch from Emsam to Nardil with zero washout period.
I agree with you: Emsam is not a bad drug. In fact, on a scale of 1-10, I feel anywhere from a 4-6 on each day, which makes life bearable. Now that I am calmed down somewhat from all the anxiety, maybe I could learn some of th CBT stuff to add a point, you know feel like 5-7 or such.
However, I am hell-bent on trying Nardil because of the positive things I have read on here and other boards for anxiety. Maybe it wont work, or maybe it will be a miracle. I dont know. But I do know that I will never know unless I try it. And if it fails miserably, I can always go back to Emsam, which again is decent.
I've just got to gain confidence. I get so much fear when switching meds, especially when you read about the restrictions. I gained all that fear from reading the boards. My pdoc is actually like yours, didnt make a big deal at all about the the side effects.
Thanks again for sharing your thoughts. Michael
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