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Posted by zonked on June 15, 2011, at 9:07:45
There are at least two of us who've started Nardil recently, countless more who've been on it awhile longer. As I continue to gradually get better (I got out of bed at 6 today and actually felt less burdened by ordinary morning chores) I thought I'd repost one poster's experience with this drug for encouragement:
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20070808/msgs/776354.html
(I wonder how this guy is doing. Also, I wonder how our "Nardil heavyweight champion" ace is doing? His posts always made me laugh, he's quite an energetic and entertaining guy. :-)
I wish I'd bookmarked it, but a Google book search recently explained the "waves" or "blips" concept as being normal. In other words, the author was making the case that if you have some symptom relief and it fades, that's normal--and not to freak out. He made the argument that as you stay with therapy, the "blips" or "waves" or whatever you want to call them will get longer and longer, and the depressive parts get shorter and shorter, until, ideally, the majority of symptoms are resolved.
I hope this to be true! Helps me lose my fear that I'm cycling and, perhaps, convince me that this is the natural way depression goes away for some folks.
What do you guys think?
-z
Posted by Phillipa on June 15, 2011, at 10:57:27
In reply to Nardil: Encouraging words from a former post, posted by zonked on June 15, 2011, at 9:07:45
First I also wonder where Ace is as wasn't he also having problems last time? I know he posted that he was going to school to be a pdoc? Then it sounded like he also was having problems. I used to have an email address but dont think it's current. Hoping your nardil brings you totally out of depression. Phillipa
Posted by alchemy on June 16, 2011, at 19:01:09
In reply to Nardil: Encouraging words from a former post, posted by zonked on June 15, 2011, at 9:07:45
I am glad to hear something is helping you after all of these years. It gives me hope. Emsam made me worse, but I haven't tried nardil.
I am curious to find out if your mood changes improve over time.
Posted by zonked on June 16, 2011, at 21:44:15
In reply to Re: Nardil: Encouraging words from a former post, posted by alchemy on June 16, 2011, at 19:01:09
> I am glad to hear something is helping you after all of these years. It gives me hope. Emsam made me worse, but I haven't tried nardil.
> I am curious to find out if your mood changes improve over time.I'll be sure to let you know, especially since this is early-phase treatment.
As I'm sure I've said before, selegiline improved my depression but made me an anxious wreck. I read your other post - heartbreaking, I am so sorry you're suffering - but being so TRD I can't believe you haven't been tried on Nardil yet. Have you tried Parnate, either?
-z
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