NARDIL Reviews (PHENELZINE SULFATE)Average Rating: 4.3 (150 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare NARDIL with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR NARDIL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | In the 1980's for Major Depression | My side effects were mostly all GOOD with Nardil when I took it back in the mid-eighties for a major depression. No other meds at the time helped me..of course now in 2010 they have a lot of other meds..but none that I have taken have helped like Nardil did. I did have ONE High BP episode when I ate a very small piece of Kilbasa (my mistake). Headache for hours b/c of a spike in BP..but it went away. I also lost weight due to the strict dietary requirements, so that was a plus. | I wish I could take it again now (2010) for depression, but b/c of some health problems that I didn't have years ago, the doctor won't give it to me. That drug saved my life. I told the doctor at the time who prescribed it that I would walk out in the AM and hear the birds singing..things were SO CLEAR. Amazing..and powerful drug. Within 3 mths of starting Nardil, I had a job, lost weight (I needed to lose a lot) and had more energy than I had in years. I thank God for my doctor at the time for trying this drug on me. Please becareful of the dietary restrictions and OTC meds you can't take with it. :) Take Care. | F | 48 | 15 months 15-20? 1X day | 4/16/2010 | 5 | Treatment-resistant depression | Side effects I have are weight gain and insomnia. Nardil is the only med that worked. (I take Abilify and others, too). I can't get the weight off no matter what I do. I eat like a bird and exercise (not enough, I guess). HAS ANYONE HAD SUCCESS LOSING WEIGHT AND TAKING NARDIL?! PLEASE ADVISE. Thank you. Otherwise, it's been a great med for me. | F | 57 | 4 years 15 mg. 4X day | 2/22/2010 | 5 | depression,anxiety, social anxiety | weight gain, constipation (stopped after a while) anorgasmia (stopped after a while) | This drug is a LIFE SAVER!!!!!!!!!!!! Before i had this drug, I couldn't leave the house due to crippling anxiety. It destroyed all anxiety and all depression... It made me feel normal, and not so extremely self-conscious and shy The SSRI's are useless when compared to this wonderful medication Thankyou Nardil!!!!! | M | 31 | 8 years | 12/29/2009 | 5 | SEVERE DEPRESSION | N0 NOTICEABLE SIDE EFFECTS. [ONE 15MG PILL TOO MANY CAN CAUSE EXCESSIVE TALKING-- IN WHICH CASE, CUT BACK 15MG] | AMAZINGLY FAST AND EFFECTIVE: 30 MINUTES!WITH 8 OUNCES OF HOT COFFEE: 5 MINUTES!BTW, THE SO-CALLED "DIETARY RESTRICTIONS" ARE RIDICULOUS!I VIOLATED NEARLY ALL OF THEM IN THE LAST 27 YEARS. (SEE HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL MAOI STUDY PUBLISHED IN 2002) | M | 60 | 27 years | 11/10/2009 | 5 | anxiety | immediately felt much better==amazed | M | 52 | 6 years | 11/8/2009 | 5 | treatment resistant Depression | At first I fainted a couple of times when I got up quickly. Even after a year I am more clumsy than I was. My blood pressure has got down, which was a good thing. | I am taking nardil (75m per day) along with wellbutrin. Wellbutrin helps me to make plans and get things done. Nardil greatly reduces the pain and anxiety. | F | 54 | 1 years | 10/18/2009 | 5 | Depression and anxiety | None. I strictly adhered to food list given by doctor. | Only anti-depressant that worked, even better than shock treatments providing I took them regularly. It was my wonder drug. | M | 78 | 3 years | 8/11/2009 | 5 | Migraines | Weight gain, carb cravings. Mood swings if I miss more then 1 dose. | Hospital trip expected if I stray off diet. Hard diet because no leftovers over 2 days old + no cheese = my not eating enough protein. I eat a lot of eggs - luckily, I like them and have a good source. This is the only medication that helps me maintain "low pain" headaches instead of 2-3 Migraines a week. It was given to me after 3 years of failed "migraine regimin" drugs. | F | 41 | 4 years | 7/29/2009 | 5 | Anxiety | Occassionally some stimulation, anorgasmia | Best psychotropic for me so far | M | 52 | 16 years | 7/26/2009 | 5 | muscular/neurological problems | Sleepiness, hot spells, nightmares (but no REM sleep). | I had several very bad reactions to food. Blood pressure sky-rocketed, severe headache, nausea, pain in left arm, heart palpitations. I've been to the emergency trip several times. Once after a reaction I was hospitalized because my blood work showed signs of a heart attack. Apparently I've had many more problems with interactions with food and drink than others. I recommend following the food restrictions carefully, except for those on avocados, soy products, and bananas. | F | 47 | 23 years | 7/22/2009 | 5 | Depression | Weight gain, occassional dry mounth, insomnia, occassional Postural hypotension | I was suffering from a debilitating depression. The pain was constant and unbearable. I felt worthless and hopeless. None of the new class of drugs worked. I had taken Nardil in 1987 to lift me out of similar depression and it worked so my doctor and I thought we should try it again. This time it started working after about three weeks. The drug hasn't solved all my problems, but I couldn't expect it to. Right now I feel the absence of depression. I feel much, much better. | M | 43 | 5 weeks | 7/3/2009 | 5 | depression anxiety | sleeplessness weight gain less sex drive | Had a problem having to take any meds ! Had a problem knowing I suuffered from depression but realised if you need to take meds to get your life back then so be it! Chemists sometimes gave a 'funny' look to me with comments like,"be very careful with this drug; it can be dangerous". Food and wine avoidance is a pain - I cheat lots! and have found no problems. Read somewhere list of foods to avoid has been reduced but can't seem to find it. Only drug I found worked for me. | F | 53 | 15 years | 3/14/2009 | 5 | depression | anorgasmia, orthostatic hypotension, insomnia, hypersomnia, myclonic jerks, constipation, farting, excessive sweating, slow metabolism | worked great after 1 month. side effects almost all gone by 3rd month, except minor constipation and softer-than-before stool and excessive sweating. eating more salt relieves the embarassing sweating. complete success in recovery... combined with modafinil. without modafinil I will usually feel too "tired"/groggy and it blunts my functioning. with it, my appetite is decreased, attention increased. | M | 20 | 4 months | 8/3/2008 | 5 | atypical depression | postural hypotension, anorgasmia and weight gain. Diurnal somnolence at the beginning but improves over time. Insomnia is not as worse, because I'd say is much rather a lessening in the total amount of sleeping time, wich is not always a bad thing. | Side effects apart, the medication is exactly what I needed. I suffered from mild social phobia but severe apathy, anergia, lack of concentration and anhedonia (lack of motivation and unable to enjoy anything). The treatment brought me back to my previous personality, and I have been feeling exactly what I expected for 2 years. The main issue that makes me think about a change is the weight gain. I am wondering to pass to tranylcipromine, but I am not sure about it. Any suggestions? | M | 31 | 2 years | 5/4/2008 | 5 | social anxiety | dry mouth, ejaculatory difficulty at mid to high doseages. | The only medication among about a dozen that I tried that was at all helpful with depression, social and generalized anxiety. Gave me my life back. The dietary restrictions are based on 1940-50's pharmacology and have been updated considerably to the point where only a handful of items need to be avoided. I took this medication for 20 years and only twice had a reaction - once to anchovies and the other to a decongestant. MAOIs (including Nardil) are NOT contradictive with Wellburtin, Lamactil, Dexostat (dexadrine) and many of the medications widely believed to be so. I speak from years of experience. All of the foods I ate and medications I took with Nardil (and later, Parnate and Marplan) were under the direction of doctors and based on my own review of studies. There is absolutely no science-based reason not to eat most of the items on the outdated "do not eat" lists. The Univ. of Toronto (Sunnyside) was a pioneer in researched into MAOIs in the 90's. Their conclusion was | M | 55 | 20 years | 4/18/2008 | 5 | depression | weight gain ,craved surger, wanted to smoke more | Started taking nardil in 1990. It worked great. I was a different person. Life was great. Meet a girl and got married Some time in 2003 it quit working for me I went back being like I use to be. Now my wife and her family don't know me I'm not that person she meet and fell in love with. I went off nardil for a year and went back on But that didn't work. Now I'm taking parnate. but it does't work for me either. At least I had 13 GREAT years.I wish I knew what happened | M | 60 | 13 years | 2/26/2008 | 5 | social anxiety with related depress | anorgasmia, Insomnia, restlessness, daytime fatigue, weight gain, dry mouth, constipation, nicotine craving, hypomania | Nardil Saves lives. People who have crippling anxiety refractory to mainstream meds would do well to consider Nardil. You can expect the listed side effects, but the cost-benefit ratio strongly favours using the medicine. What good are freely flowing bowels and easy orgasm if you're holed up in your room shivering with fear anyways?? Heed the food restrictions! If you would like to contact me, say so in this forum. Cheers! | M | 31 | 7 years | 2/17/2008 | 5 | anxiety depression | constipation sleepiness at beginning but stopped after longer use | Wonderful drug for anxiety and depression. After 24 years on 30mg nardil,Idecided to try an ssri and snri. They didn't work.Starting nardil again in November 2007.Nardil cured me for 24 years, and I pray nardil will begin working again.So sick, without nardil. | F | 59 | 24 days | 11/12/2007 | 5 | Severe Anxiety Depression | None | In 1987 I was in a Anxiety Crushing Suicial Depression. All drug treatments make me sicker by the day. Then I went on NARIL... 3 days later I woke up completely fine! .... It was a life saver for me but unfortunately I only took the drug for 21 days believing I was cured... Big Mistake.... If Nardol works for you stay on it.... It Is a Great Drug for Social Phobia/Anxiety/Depression and may save your life. | M | 55 | 21 days | 10/22/2007 | 5 | Agoraphobia, anxiety, depression | Some weight gain, trouble sleeping. Temporary sexual side effects that went away after about three months. | MAOIs (Nardil and Marplan) really saved my life. Less than a week after I began taking MAOIs in 1989, I was able to leave my home after four years of agoraphobia. Before MAOIs I stuffed myself with Xanax just to get to work. I went off MAOIs for a while when SSRIs hit the market, but Prozac turned me into a pig from hell so I was glad to go back on Nardil. | F | 47 | 17 years | 8/26/2007 |