Posted by floater995 on July 26, 2007, at 20:24:36
I've had problems with depression for nearly ten years now. The very first antidepressant I was given, Zoloft, worked well and completely got rid of my social inhibition but pooped out after a few months. I was later prescribed other SSRI's and Wellbutrin without much effect.
About five years ago I started taking Nardil and eventually settled into 90mg/day. The Nardil kept me depression-free and allowed me to nearly complete a second bachelor's degree in biochemistry. Two and a half years ago I got accepted to pharmacy school (conditional on the completion of the degree). Shortly before that I had begun titrating off Nardil because I thought it would be better to risk some degree of depression than to be stuck with the social stigma of being medicated (the food restrictions on MAOI's make concealment more difficult).
As I titrated off Nardil over a number of months I first experienced disorientation, nausea, and weight loss. Then I became manic and finally I became paranoid and extremely delusional.
The mania and psychosis are long gone (thanks to a few months of Zyprexa) but now I am stuck in a two-year strong depression. I briefly tried Parnate without luck and am now on no medications and no longer even bother seeing a psychiatrist. I've become a recluse, hiding out in my parents' home, unable to get a job.
Nardil withdrawal was a terrifying, humiliating experience and I am hesitant to once again become physically "addicted" to it. Yet I'm currently dead in the water and keep wondering whether I should just go back to Nardil. Or should I try something else? Any thoughts? Thanks.
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