Posted by Phoenix1 on January 11, 2008, at 8:48:14
In reply to Re: Nardil pooping out?, posted by Justherself54 on January 10, 2008, at 22:36:05
> > > I think I'm just a tad paranoid! I have an upper respiratory infection (no fever) and am on a steroid inhaler and antibiotics, but I feel depression creeping back..just laid on the couch all day which is unusual for me since nardil..I've been sick for 8 days but for the last couple of days I've felt very depressed..can physical illness cause a MAOI to poop out? You have no idea how the thought of that scares the you know what out of me..
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> > I've also just noticed that some days I can really FEEL the Nardil working and other days I can't. And on the days I can't. I feel the depression creeping back. It reminds me where I was a month or two ago. Not fun. Maybe you and/or I need a higher dose?
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> I was thinking the same thing that I may need an increase..but pharmacist said hold off until this supply thing is fixed which really irritates me..I've had a pretty bad day with a lot of racing thoughts and almost felt teary (which is always not a good sign)..I see pdoc next week..I probably do need an increase as I'm only at 45 mg..
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> Even though I've been sick I still had energy to get things done..the last couple of days I want to be a couch potato and try to handle racing thoughts and that niggling feeling of depression showing it's face again..
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> Are you going to do an increase Phoenix..if you do, keep posting how it's going and I'll do that same, that it when my pharmacist can get enough of the drug in to do an increase..akkkk
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>Hi Justherself. Sorry you aren't feeling well. I am definitely going to increase my dose. I showed some literature to my doc that suggested that 1mg/kg is a safe and effective dose of Nardil. So based on my (excessive) weight, I am aiming for 90mg as a peak dose. I will start on 75mg next Wednesday. Yesterday was a high-anxiety day for me for some random reason. I'm working on eliminating the clonazepam, but I don't think that's what did it. I never know what to expect from my Nardil days. One day is great, and the next may be not so great. (I don't expect to feel on top of the world everyday; "not so great" = depression creeping back, anxiety bad, irritability, focus, motivation bad.) I'm hoping a higher dosage will smooth these things over...
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