Posted by rose45 on April 19, 2013, at 13:41:58
In reply to Re: nardil tolerance and ensuing cognitive problems » rose45, posted by jedi on April 18, 2013, at 23:11:59
Thank you all, and especially Jedi for that long and detailed explanation. When I was on Nardil, I would take the dose up to 60 mg and stay on that for one month or so, and then go down to 45 mg, which was supposed to be my mainteance dose.But because of the side effects etc... I was always trying to reduce it slightly, and for the last 4 years, actually managed ok on 30mg per day... so there were minimal side effects, and i didnt need to take sleeping meds, as I managed to sleep ok. But the tendency to get manic, talk too much, get irritable etc, was always there.
The psychiatrist I am seeing on the NHS is being very flexible and agreed to put me on parnate, although he doesnt seem to know anything about maois. Is there anyone on these boards who knows a psychiatrist in London who does know about them ?I ve been told i can apply to the maudsley for a second opinion, but it would cost £600 for a 2 hr appt. and Im not sure they would have that much to add.The younger doctors seem to not know maois at all. Im on 30 mg parnate now..... they are stimulating and Im wondering if I could ever manage to sleep without sleeping pills, whilst on parnate. According to my psychiatrist, 30 mg is a therapeutic dose, though I notice that the americans on this board take much larger amounts. I still have no memory and my cognitive skills are zero, and I still couldnt work, but my mood has lifted, although Im still as spacy, and dont really feel myself. If this medication does work, how much longer should I give it ?I also take 100 mg seroquel at night and 50mg extended release, and am wondering if I should try to get off it, as maybe it is adding to the very spacy , passive, and unmotivated mood I am in. The one thing I remember about nardil is that once it worked, I became very motivated. The psychiatrist doesnt believe that its just the medication that stopped working, but it was also the kind of late mid life crisis I was going through. All I know is that when nardil worked at the beginning, I went through so many crises, but was able to see them through, thanks to the medication. Maybe sometimes its hard to know what is due to the illness, and what is due to the medication.
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