Posted by Jedi on May 2, 2007, at 17:35:58
In reply to Re: How common is hypomania on MAOI's? to Jedi, posted by natedog539 on May 2, 2007, at 13:53:04
> Jedi, You say that the hypomania wore off, but does nardil keep your social anxiety away even though the hypomania is gone. This is why I want to take it (for social anxiety).
Hey natedog,
Yes-the hypomania is not the cure, it is a common side effect. PDOCs get worried when this symptom shows up. I believe that the hypomania is common because the atypical depression, which Nardil is used to treat, lies somewhere on the bipolar spectrum.Nardil is a good med for social anxiety because of it's affect on GABA. It is often augmented with clonazepam, since this benzo also affects GABA.
Good Luck,
Jedi( http://www.biopsychiatry.com/phenelzine/phenelzine-nardil.pdf )
Of the more severe side effects that have been reported with any consistency, hypomaniahas been the most common. This reaction has been largely limited to patients in whom disorders characterized by hyperkinetic symptoms coexist with, but are obscured by,depressive affect; hypomania usually appeared as depression improved. If agitation is present, it may be increased with NARDIL. Hypomania and agitation have also been reported at higher than recommended doses or following long-term therapy.
Pharmacotherapy of social anxiety disorder
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?itool=abstractplus&db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=abstractplus&list_uids=11801236
Pharmacological treatment of social anxiety disorder: a meta-analysis.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=12900950&query_hl=15&itool=pubmed_docsum
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