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Posted by ace on September 2, 2004, at 22:40:06
I have heard of one fellow taking this successfully....can anyone offer comments??
Tramadol is meant to be GREAT for OCD and even depression...
My drug plans never stop do they!!!
Ace
Nardil- 60
Zyprexa- 2.5
Xanax- 2mg
Posted by ace on September 2, 2004, at 23:27:50
In reply to TRAMADOL + NARDIL....., posted by ace on September 2, 2004, at 22:40:06
Re: MAOI + TRAMADOL -- ANYONE heard of this combo?
Posted by LUKA62 on February 21, 2003, at 2:47:05In reply to MAOI + TRAMADOL -- ANYONE heard of this combo?, posted by ace on February 19, 2003, at 23:32:50
I've been taking Tramadol for 3 or 4 years with Nardil...daily for the last 6 months. I may be taking some sort of risk though, in favor of some pain relief. Most of the time I do fine; it does cause euphoria that I didn't experience when I was off the Nardil for 3 months. Also there have been several times (recently, with my increased intake) where I felt I was having a more serious reaction making it a little difficult to breathe, and feeling like my throat was closing up. Oddly though, this has occurred at the same dosage I have taken for a long time.
-------------------------------------------------Thgis is the one person I have heard of safely combining the two- well, preety safely
Ace
Posted by Ame Sans Vie on September 3, 2004, at 4:58:40
In reply to Re: TRAMADOL + NARDIL....., posted by ace on September 2, 2004, at 23:27:50
Hi Ace!
Just thought I'd throw in my two cents, for what it's worth. I'm not sure if you followed along with my experience with tramadol for depression/SP/mild OCD/fibromyalgia early last year, but I have nothing but good to say about it except for my idiosynchratic reaction which resulted in my discontinuation -- i.e., it seemed to exacerbate my fibro pain in the long run, which I'm sure is an uncommon reaction. And then there was an awful withdrawal that was *very* consistent with SSRI withdrawal syndrome, but it was nothing a little Prozac couldn't handle.
That said, during my six-month Nardil trial a couple years back, I took Ultram at one point for a couple weeks just for whiplash pain after a minor accident. I felt a little feverish if I took the full 100mg dose (and a bit euphoric as the other poster you quoted mentioned, though I wasn't complaining about that, lol). Fifty milligrams worked very well, though. People definitely tend to underestimate the SNRI effects of this drug, but I'd say it's no more dangerous than a tricyclic + MAOI combination used judiciously with a low dose (25-50mg TID or QID) to start. I absolutely wouldn't exceed the maximum recommended daily dose of 400mg daily though -- but again, that's just my opinion. Provided that you're under the care of an open-minded and knowledgeable physician, I see no problem with this combination. Good luck!
~Michael
Posted by Sad Panda on September 3, 2004, at 11:35:40
In reply to TRAMADOL + NARDIL....., posted by ace on September 2, 2004, at 22:40:06
Hi Ace,
Have you tried Tramadol's very close cousin Venlafaxine? It worked instantly for me. I'd try Risperidone & Abilify too before giving Nardil a rest, I think the four atypical AP's we can get are significantly different from each other to warrant trying them all.
Cheers,
Panda.
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