Posted by enndub on October 17, 2012, at 14:36:22
In reply to Anxiety HELP!!!, posted by ChicagoKat on October 17, 2012, at 12:15:51
Hello Kat, sorry to hear about your anxiety.
How long have you been on Nardil at the higher dosages that cause ataxia? Is it possible that this is just transient side effect that will go away in time? If so, it might be worth trying to deal with the ataxia for a couple months or tapering up more slowly to try to avoid side effects while being able to take a full therapeutic dose of Nardil.
I never had anything more than minimal balance issues, but I did have severe tremor to the point where I was shuffling around like a parkinson's patient for a couple weeks. Tremor is often associated with ataxia and for me that side-effect went away very slowly over the course of three months.
Also, you may be able to find a med to treat the coordination side-effects. Amantadine, Buspar, and Mirapex are some possibilities that come to mind.
Hope you feel better,
Nick
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