Posted by that_guy23 on November 13, 2008, at 11:12:57
I've had my pdoc. now for 2 to3 years off and on. She is supposed to be very good, and I was recommended to her after as a highly recommended pdoc.
She was always easy to talk to and had made suggestions, I always went with whatever she had given me.
It was probably only the 2nd drug I had asked for the other being zoloft. This one was nardil.I suggested this only when I heard of it a week prior.
started researching all the drugs that are out there, especially nardil. She went with it, but immediately ran for a book. Than after 5 weeks at 75, I was actually starting to feel a difference, the she upped it 105!
I knew I had read of starting 45 and up to 90, but I just went with it. I started getting horrible orthostatic hypotension, and couldn't do anything for almost a month.
I dropped down to 90 after 1 week than to 75 after another 2 weeks. I am now at 75 where I felt change, but feel nothing anymore only the OH and other minor SE's.
The last Appt. I tried to get an augmentation and asked for small dose of ritalin, focalin or
concerta. No way. I mentioned provigal, lyrica, and lamictal. She said that mood stabalizers were only used in bipolar, is this true?Anyway since Ive been on nardil, it seems she doesn't know alot, she isn't willing to add anything, and I told her, when she asked about going on a tca like nortiptyline which I had already been on from her, that I wasn't stopping nardil!
There wasn't much said after that, and she endedd appt 20 mins early.
What do I do? I really want to go again with a bunch of articles on maoi's,particularly nardil, and tell her I really need something to at least to help the OH.
Any suggestions, greatly appretiated
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