Godzilla
24-05-09, 21:11
Hi all
I'm 34, live in Milton Keynes, have a 10 year old daughter and a girlfriend I have been with for nearly 3 years.
I have a fairly wide medical background. My Girlfriend is a Mental Health Nurse, my Mum a Mental Health Secretary, my Step Dad is a Mental Health Nurse and I used to work for Two Shires Ambulance.
Ok here goes!! I have tried every SSRI and TCRI, been on Citalopram for the past 7 years and Diazepam @ 10mg per day for 7 years. I have tried CBT & Psychotherapy...... All this medication and still cant lead a normal life, well I say normal, i'm fine if i'm near home, once I start to travel I get the most horrific panic attacks. Time is getting on now, 9 years and still not been able to travel. I have travelled to so many Countries as a child and loved every moment of it. My shrink is now saying he wants to put me on a drug called Nardil, it belongs to the MAOI family. My Mum used this drug back in the 70's as she suffered from anxiety. She said it changed her life around and said it was the only one that worked for her. My Shrink seems to think if it worked for her it should work for me due to genetics. At the mo' i'm on 20mg of Citalopram a day and upto 15mg of Diazepam a day. I'm finding it very hard to come off Citalopram. I need to be off this drug for 2 weeks before starting an MAOI. I would be really gratefull if anyone who has tried any MAOI could have an input, also coming off Citalopram, was it hard? Any ideas on being able to travel again??
I want to get married in October and would really like to get married in Southern Italy so need to be able to travel!
Any help would be great
Many thanks in advance
I'm 34, live in Milton Keynes, have a 10 year old daughter and a girlfriend I have been with for nearly 3 years.
I have a fairly wide medical background. My Girlfriend is a Mental Health Nurse, my Mum a Mental Health Secretary, my Step Dad is a Mental Health Nurse and I used to work for Two Shires Ambulance.
Ok here goes!! I have tried every SSRI and TCRI, been on Citalopram for the past 7 years and Diazepam @ 10mg per day for 7 years. I have tried CBT & Psychotherapy...... All this medication and still cant lead a normal life, well I say normal, i'm fine if i'm near home, once I start to travel I get the most horrific panic attacks. Time is getting on now, 9 years and still not been able to travel. I have travelled to so many Countries as a child and loved every moment of it. My shrink is now saying he wants to put me on a drug called Nardil, it belongs to the MAOI family. My Mum used this drug back in the 70's as she suffered from anxiety. She said it changed her life around and said it was the only one that worked for her. My Shrink seems to think if it worked for her it should work for me due to genetics. At the mo' i'm on 20mg of Citalopram a day and upto 15mg of Diazepam a day. I'm finding it very hard to come off Citalopram. I need to be off this drug for 2 weeks before starting an MAOI. I would be really gratefull if anyone who has tried any MAOI could have an input, also coming off Citalopram, was it hard? Any ideas on being able to travel again??
I want to get married in October and would really like to get married in Southern Italy so need to be able to travel!
Any help would be great
Many thanks in advance