Nardil saved my life

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Jester

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Hey everyone! My name is Charlie, though you can call me Jester. I'm 19. I gave my full background earlier in a previous thread but I wanted to update you on this amazing medication that has literally saved my life.

I have had severe social anxiety and depression for years, and it culminated in me dropping out of high school in 2010. I lost every friend except for one, was essentially agoraphobic, and I felt so isolated, lonely, depressed etc. It's a long story.

Along came Nardil.

I started Nardil back on March 12th and this drug literally saved my life. I was suicidal before starting Nardil. Within one week, I already felt taken 'off the ledge.' And it's been nowhere but up since! My depression is massively better. I feel energetic. I actually want to get up in the morning and go at the day! I run outside in the morning. The suicidal thoughts are non-existent, and for the first time in so many years I feel happy. This is the best I've ever felt.

My social anxiety, severe as it was, has been massively reduced. I used to be convinced I'd never make friends, never have a girlfriend etc. I was terrified to see people and talk to them. Now I know I will make friends as I will put myself out there and already have done so a bit. I don't fear talking. Nardil also makes me feel more pro-social. I feel motivated to go out with people. I WANT to do things with people, hang out, etc.

This drug literally saved me from the hell of depression and has given me relief from anxiety. I wanted to come back to the forum just to give you all this update and URGE you to try Nardil! I never believed it when people told me and I know you probably won't when I do, BUT IT DOES GET BETTER. I was close to killing myself! Nardil saved me, and has given me a life again. I want the best for all of you here because I know how hard living in the pit of hell of depression and anxiety is, but you don't have to! You all can get better. By the way - dose wise I've been up at 60 mg since March 26th. I feel like it's a good dose for me, to be sure.

SO TRY NARDIL! BEG YOUR PSYCHIATRIST!

Good luck to all of you and if you have any questions ask me!

-Charlie
 
DukeOtakuNukem

DukeOtakuNukem

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You have inspired me, my friend, thank you. I will tell my psychiatrist about it with the problems I have!
I have had a horrible history of clinical depression, attempted suicide several times, and dislike humanity, but
if the medication helped you that much, it means it could work great for me too!
 
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Jester

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DukeOtakuNukem said:
You have inspired me, my friend, thank you. I will tell my psychiatrist about it with the problems I have!
I have had a horrible history of clinical depression, attempted suicide several times, and dislike humanity, but
if the medication helped you that much, it means it could work great for me too!
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Great man! Good luck with your psychiatrist!

I was this close to offing myself. I was right on the ledge, staring down. This drug works and was a lifesaver. Good luck sir, you can and will get better.
 
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Jester

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ImNotMyIllness said:
Congratulations! :)
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Thanks! Have you considered trying Nardil?

One thing about the anxiety relief - it's subtle at first but keeps getting stronger. For me, one of the first points I realized I was getting better anxiety wise was when I was out on a morning run. I ran past another runner, smiled at him and said "hi!" That might not sound like much, but old me would of looked down/away and not said or word, or ran in the opposite direction! So it was that first subtle step. And also, there were other people out doing yardwork since it was a Saturday morning. And I waved to one person.

What I also love about Nardil is it's you - it's just a much calmer, happier you. It doesn't feel like I'm drugged like it did with SSRIs/SNRIs. I just feel....like a better me.

Yeah, sorry for going on and on, but I cannot overemphasize how big of an impact this has had. I've already come so far from where I was and you can too..
 
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Jester

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Another update.

This drug has gotten even better. Anxiety is so obliterated. I'm the most talkative person, I can go up and talk to anyone including women with zero anxiety. God, it's as close to a miracle drug as there is.

If you've been seriously bleeped up the bleep by SA/depression, you OWE it to yourself to try this out. Get your pdoc to let you try it and if he says no find someone that will. It's a life changing drug.
 
voodoochild16

voodoochild16

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Thanks for this thread. Because of your thread and other claims by others, I am trying this stuff too. 30mg for 3 weeks so far. But I hope to raise the dosage soon so the drug kicks in sooner. It won't feel good until then, I'm confident of. Thanks again my friend and yes I fully recommend this drug to others to overcome SA. Those exercises in books didn't do shit for me at all.
 
Kiwong

Kiwong

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My independence from people is my life changing drug. I take it every weekend.

One of the less common side effects of nardil is listed as " false or unusual sense of well being."
 
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DThPlatt

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Hello there I'm from the Netherlands. 60.y.o. For the first time on this forum. Greetings to all !

Just a short statement to start with:
From 1994 till 1998 I was in a deplorable state of depression. The dictionaries fall short to describe the sheer hell I went through ( and there is no need for that) . I had been so many psychiatric hospitals that I stopped counting. My diagnosis is bipolar2 That means that I'm always at the risk of depression
Of course I knew about the existence of MAO inhibitors but in my country it is still a taboo on them (The taboo is based on the idea that Parnate and Nardil are inextricably bound to a diet and if you'd trespass the rules you're bound to have a stroke...... That is complete nonsense. I decided to talk to the biological psychiatrist at the Academic Hospital of Groningen, a nice, liberal and intelligent man. He allowed me to try Nardil. What happened in the following five days is undescribable
Within those days all the mist, all fear, all silence, all hopelesness fell from me. Unbelievable!
That's not the end of the story. I have had more episodes of depression after that but usually they were no longer than 3-6 months.
Most of you probably live in an Anglo-Saxon country. No taboo on MAO-inhibitors there. For many patients in my country it would be a good thing if psychiatrists reconsidered their stubborn views on Tylciprine, Nardil and Parnate.

May the Force be with you :)

D
 
Sacrament

Sacrament

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Common side effects of phenelzine may include dizziness, blurry vision, dry mouth, headache, lethargy, sedation, somnolence, insomnia, anorexia, weight gain or loss, nausea and vomiting, diarrhea, constipation, urinary retention, mydriasis, muscle tremors, hyperthermia, sweating, hypertension or hypotension, orthostatic hypotension, paresthesia, hepatitis, and sexual dysfunction (consisting of loss of libido and anorgasmia). Rare side effects usually only seen in susceptible individuals may include hypomania or mania, psychosis and acute liver failure, the last of which is usually only seen in people with pre-existing liver damage, old age, alcohol consumption, or viral infection.
 
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Earthcircle

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Jester said:
Hey everyone! My name is Charlie, though you can call me Jester. I'm 19. I gave my full background earlier in a previous thread but I wanted to update you on this amazing medication that has literally saved my life.

I have had severe social anxiety and depression for years, and it culminated in me dropping out of high school in 2010. I lost every friend except for one, was essentially agoraphobic, and I felt so isolated, lonely, depressed etc. It's a long story.

Along came Nardil.

I started Nardil back on March 12th and this drug literally saved my life. I was suicidal before starting Nardil. Within one week, I already felt taken 'off the ledge.' And it's been nowhere but up since! My depression is massively better. I feel energetic. I actually want to get up in the morning and go at the day! I run outside in the morning. The suicidal thoughts are non-existent, and for the first time in so many years I feel happy. This is the best I've ever felt.

My social anxiety, severe as it was, has been massively reduced. I used to be convinced I'd never make friends, never have a girlfriend etc. I was terrified to see people and talk to them. Now I know I will make friends as I will put myself out there and already have done so a bit. I don't fear talking. Nardil also makes me feel more pro-social. I feel motivated to go out with people. I WANT to do things with people, hang out, etc.

This drug literally saved me from the hell of depression and has given me relief from anxiety. I wanted to come back to the forum just to give you all this update and URGE you to try Nardil! I never believed it when people told me and I know you probably won't when I do, BUT IT DOES GET BETTER. I was close to killing myself! Nardil saved me, and has given me a life again. I want the best for all of you here because I know how hard living in the pit of hell of depression and anxiety is, but you don't have to! You all can get better. By the way - dose wise I've been up at 60 mg since March 26th. I feel like it's a good dose for me, to be sure.

SO TRY NARDIL! BEG YOUR PSYCHIATRIST!

Good luck to all of you and if you have any questions ask me!

-Charlie
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I took Nardil for about 18 months in the early 1990s. (I think the drug may have been formulated differently back then, although I'm not sure.) I never took more than 45 mg. My energy level would swing wildly, while on the drug. I would sometimes lose energy so suddenly that I would have to cancel the class I was teaching right in the middle of class. This really lowered my self-confidence with regard to teaching. I eventually went off the drug, because I switched to a psychiatrist who didn't like it, and wanted me on an SSRI instead. After discontinuing the drug, people told me that I seemed much more normal and less offensive. Evidently, while on Nardil, I was extremely rude and offensive, even though I was totally unaware of this. When I was off Nardil, the psychiatrist tried to put me on an SSRI, but I had very bad reactions to every SSRI which he prescribed. He resolutely refused to put me back on Nardil. Well, that was the early 1990s. For decades, I have usually taken nothing -- other than an Ambien on occasion to help me sleep. I do take probiotics, if that counts, but I don't think they cure social phobia. They may help slightly.
 
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Earthcircle

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Worthless1 said:
The cynic in me agrees.
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I doubt that it is an advertisement. I have tried Nardil, and the effect is very strong. But, looking back, I think my euphoria was accompanied by some offensive behavior on my part which, ironically, served to alienate me from some people. While on the drug, however, I was oblivious to this.

The drug is very disinhibiting. You may do things that are really inappropriate, and not even realize it.
 
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Earthcircle

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Sacrament said:
Common side effects of phenelzine may include dizziness, blurry vision, dry mouth, headache, lethargy, sedation, somnolence, insomnia, anorexia, weight gain or loss, nausea and vomiting, diarrhea, constipation, urinary retention, mydriasis, muscle tremors, hyperthermia, sweating, hypertension or hypotension, orthostatic hypotension, paresthesia, hepatitis, and sexual dysfunction (consisting of loss of libido and anorgasmia). Rare side effects usually only seen in susceptible individuals may include hypomania or mania, psychosis and acute liver failure, the last of which is usually only seen in people with pre-existing liver damage, old age, alcohol consumption, or viral infection.
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The psychiatrist who had me on Nardil made the dumb mistake of combining it with trazadone. She seemed to have forgotten that there is a dangerous interaction effect between the two. I was psychotic and manic for a couple of days. But the solution to that was just to discontinue the trazadone and temporarily reduce the dosage of Nardil.
 
Sacrament

Sacrament

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Therapists love prescribing all sorts of meds hoping they'll do the trick. It's easier than actually working on what's troubling the patient.
 
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Earthcircle

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Sacrament said:
Therapists love prescribing all sorts of meds hoping they'll do the trick. It's easier than actually working on what's troubling the patient.
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At the time, I was in unstructured, totally random, pointless psychodynamic psychotherapy. In fact, I have had many years of that.
 
Sacrament

Sacrament

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Well, hopefully whatever's going on with you today is the right way to feel well, whether with or without medication.
 
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