Posted by Girlnterrupted78 on July 14, 2007, at 12:18:15
In reply to Re: Awful pounding headache on Nardil, posted by stargazer2 on July 14, 2007, at 10:51:58
> What is the urgency of going to 90 mg? Haven't you proven it may really cause you a serious side effect even though you can't replicate it and even with trying other ways to take it.
I didn't say I'm planning on going back on 90mgs. I only asked if the cause of the headache could have been the way I split the dose (45mgs all at once--which again, was my pdoc's instruction, not my choice.)
I actually mentioned I would stay on 60mgs because it is the best dose based on the formula: weight/2.2 = 60. So I'm staying on 60mgs, not going back to 90mgs.
I only asked about the split question to figure out whether taking 45mgs all at once could be a bad choice. Who knows? I have no clue if that could have been part of it. I didn't mean to imply I was planning on going back to 90mgs. I was pondering whether 45mgs of Nardil at once might be too much for my system--that way, I'll always make sure I split my doses always small, even now that I'm on 60mgs.
Sorry, another misunderstanding.
> I just think you have to be careful because many docs don't know alot about MAO's and if you end up in the hospital with a severe H/A again, they could give you a medication that can be fatal. (ex. Libby Zion case in NYC, was on Nardil, I believe, given a contraindicated drug in the hospital, which killed her.
I'm being very careful. I quit the 90mgs on my own and went down to 60mgs on my own. I followed my judgment on this. I haven't seen my doc, but once I see him, I'll see what he has to say. I'm really curious about his reaction/input. He told me he only has 1 more patient on an MAOI, so I'm going to ask him about that other patient as well and their dose.
> Hospitals are even not that familiar with MAO's. It's up to us and our docs to play it really safe.
I know, and I'm going to do everything possible to make sure this is the first and last time I end up having to go to the ER.
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