Posted by tapmonk on February 7, 2008, at 16:20:03
In reply to Re: Nardil Side Effect? » Justherself54, posted by Phoenix1 on February 7, 2008, at 12:43:37
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> Yes, my short term memory is weird on Nardil. I repeat myself or rephrase sentences, not because I'm forgetting what I've already said, but because I lose track of what I'm saying half way through sentences and have to stop and think and then start again. It could just be the insomnia or it could be the Nardil. It's not constant, and it doesn't bother me. No one has mentioned to me that I'm doing it, but maybe I should ask...
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> As for the loss of energy, I find I have way more during the morning and early afternoon, and then I'm a bit tired in the late afternoon and evening. But I'm not tired all the time.
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> The dose increases didn't make these things worse after 60mg. That's where side effects peaked, receded, and have stayed the same even at 90 now.
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> My only suggestion is to try backing down on the dose for a week or two and seeing if side effects improve, but effectiveness is retained.
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> PX1
>In so many ways Nardil is like any other drug of I've ever been on or researched. One of those ways seems to be the relatively narrow set of side-effects that people experience: insomnia, anorgasmia, DROWSINESS, and also this forgetfulness, which I think Phoenix1 really nails on the head as having more to do w/short term memory and the repetition of sentences than with any real forgetfulness.
The side-effect that is really getting to me is the daytime drowsiness. Towards the end of the day (about 3:30pm on) I become so exhausted that I basically have to stumble home and go to sleep. I'm on 75mg now and am hoping this fatigue subsides in the next week or so or else I'm going to have to try backing down to 60mg and just pray the positive effects don't wear off.
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