Posted by gardenergirl on April 3, 2007, at 0:47:56
In reply to Re: Does Nardil fatigue go away? » football, posted by UgottaHaveHope on April 3, 2007, at 0:03:38
> I HAVE SEVERE FATIGUE, CANT SLEEP AT NIGHT AND SOMETIMES LOSE MY BALANCE WHEN FIRST STANDING UP.
That sounds like orthostatic hypotension. It's when you go from lying down to sitting and/or sitting to standing, and your blood takes too long to get back up to your brain. It's sort of pooled in your lower body, and your blood pressure is too low to get it back up, so you feel dizzy. Does it pass pretty quickly?
I'm not sure if this is one of the side effects that goes away in a few months or sticks around. If it sticks around, it can be dealt with. You just have to go slow when getting up, and maybe hold onto something til your BP normalizes. Some folks have it for no particular reason, and they just sort of adapt. In some cases, though, it can get more severe, leading the person to actually fall and risk injury. Then it might be decision time. I believe there might be a med to counter-act it...Florinef comes to mind but it's too late at night for me to actually look it up. Sorry.
Anyway, I hope it passes, and in the meantime, don't go bounding out of your chair. ;)
namaste
gg
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> > 2. Have you considered Provigil for the fatigue? It's done wonders for my fatigue and I honestly can not recommend it enough. Only negative is the price. NO, BECAUSE IM AFRAID PROVIGIL WOULD GIVE ME MORE ANXIETY, WHICH IS THE ONLY REASON I AM TRYING NARDIL.
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> > 3. Why don't you just add something like Ambien for your insomnia? It does the trick for me! SEROQUEL IS THE BEST MED I HAVE EVER TAKEN FOR INSOMNIA. UNFORTUNATELY, IT IS MAKING ME MORE TIRED IN COMBINATION WITH NARDIL, BUT HOPEFULLY THAT WILL GO AWAY IN TIME.
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