Posted by gilmourr on November 30, 2012, at 20:17:16
In reply to Re: Nardil Users/Experts, what to do for B6 deficiency » gilmourr, posted by ChicagoKat on November 30, 2012, at 15:24:58
> Hi gilmourr,
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> So does taking the B6 sublingually keep your stomach from getting upset then? No matter what, it seems you have a good plan lined up for the B6
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> I would feel bad for you if Nardil pooped out on you. Cos I know what it feels like since it pooped out on me. Made me want to cry (more than usual lol) I really hope it continues to work for you.
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> So yep, off the Nardil. We were going to try Parnate, but unbelievably it was not covered my United NON-Health Care Insurance. And even more suprising, it cost 130 bucks a month if I paid out of pocket! I was sure such an old drug would be dirt cheap. So no Parnate. But I think it's just as well, b/c I've heard Parnate is so activating, and I have a bad problem with anxiety.
> So I've been on Ritalin, the only thing that gives me an hour here and there where I feel good. On Tuesday me and pdoc decided to try Focalin, and I like it...smoother, lasts longer before crashing, and when it does crash it's not as intense. Weird for me, when I crash on a stim I get bad anxiety.
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> But, as usual, I think I jumped the gun in thinking that Focalin is a miracle drug for me. It def is better than regular Ritalin, but I am now developing shortness of breath when on it. Which is no fun at all. WHY, OH WHY, CAN A DRUG NOT JUST WORK WITHOUT MAKING YOU SICK IN SOME OTHER RESPECT?? Sorry for the shouting, but I just needed to vent. Thanks for reading. I just get so tired of how one drug helps you, but there are side effects, so you have to take another drug for that, then the additional drug causes even more, other side effects, so yyou need yet another drug to cover that....and so on and so on...sometimes it's unbearable. How I miss my early days in this 'game'. The days when I just took a Proac in the morning and I was just fine. Sigh, I can dream. But those days are long gone and certainly will never come back.
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> Thanks for reading if you made it this far. I really needed to vent. I wish you much luck gilmourr, and will keep fingers crossed that the Nardil does NOT poop out on you.
> KatThat's too bad that you couldn't do parnate, it's powerful. If you can tolerate it, it's great stuff.
Sucks that you have to be on stimulants, I've heard it's basically a bad game to play because they can't be used long term, I really hope you try and get on an AD rather than a stimulant as they make things a lot worse.
Have you thought about rTMS, or vagus nerve stimulation or ECT?
I'm doing rTMS in a few weeks, it works for 65% of people apparently. And there's no memory loss.
ECT I'll use if I go through every anti depressant and addon. I've set a limit to 5 years. If I am still f*ck*d up after 5 years I'm doing ECT. Sometimes the risk has to be taken. Right now I'm 20 months into my disorder...seems like forever already.
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