Posted by zonked on July 18, 2011, at 17:20:35
In reply to Re: Its kicking in, posted by Lamdage on July 18, 2011, at 14:20:10
> > Yay! I am glad for you man.:) I will be asking to go up to 90 my next appointment. Also I have found a pharmacy that will carry the Gavis generic for me (no more worrying about Pfizer/Greenstone sh*t Nardil) although others haven't reported a problem. What did it take for you to start responding? I just hope you can continue to get your Nardil without train rides to other countries lol! Keep us posted! You earned this man, I applaud you for being so proactive about your depression.
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> Thanks man;)
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> Oh man the last 2-3 days must have been in the 200 - 250 range. I really wanted to destroy that MAO! And some carelessness in there, too, i got scared it wont kick in anymore and lost patience( + a piece of my mind i guess;)).I don't blame you!! Wish I had the luxury of doing that; I have to go by what my insurance company will pay for (which doesn't allow for such experimentation; I'd need a surplus of Nardil to do that.)
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I swear i would have destroyed that hospital place if they had f*ck*d up my nardil responsivity.
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I understand. I've read your posts about the risperdal, etc. Psych hospitals love to put people on antipsychotics (Christ_Empowered pointed this out recently) regardless of complaint; luckily my one AAP experience was enough that when I've been in the hospital I have always refused them.
> Is gavis nardil supposed to me consistent with potency or why do you strive to acquire it?Ah, yes. It's a new generic available only in the US (new as of 2011), and it's what I started on this time. See:
http://dr-bob.org/babble/20110630/msgs/990818.html
It's what I started on, and started to respond to. I noticed a backslide a little bit after I'd mostly run out of the Gavis Nardil and started the Pfizer/Greenstone (the PD 270 ones).. the last two days, I dumped out the remainder of the pills and have the few Gavis pills I had left (no more left!) and surprise, felt better! Could be all in my head, but at least my refill this week WILL be Gavis.
There was some belief on another forum that croscarmellose sodium (an excipient present in Pfizer/Greenstone Nardil but not Gavis) might result in reduced efficacy or absorption or something.
The prescribing information for Gavis phenelzine sulfate, complete with inactive ingredients, is here:
http://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/lookup.cfm?setid=40483372-448f-4284-976c-8462ef256661
If anyone in the US is reading this, Rite-Aid was happy to order the Gavis for me. CVS promised me at my last refill that they would, but produced a mixture of Gavis and Greenstone (Pfizer) instead.
Nardil responders unite! :D
-z
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