Phenelzine for Migraine Prevention User Reviews

• my1...
• July 16, 2010

"I've been on Nardil for migraine prevention, probably 5 years now. My neurologist prescribed it after nothing else would work, including Depakote and Topamax. My original dosage was 15 mg 3 times a day. I tried going off of it last year, 1 pill per week, as directed by my neurologist, but it was a horrible experience with 3 weeks of diarrhea, weakness, and depression, so I cut it down to 1/2 pill per week. Still a bad experience. Had to go back on it. Tried again this summer, cutting it by 1/4 pill per week...much better results. However, when I was down to the last pill in the morning, migraines hit with a vengeance. I've upped it back to 1.5 pills per day. I plan to try to decrease again, but even slower. Other than migraines returning aggressively, no bad experience this time."

• my1...
• April 20, 2010

"My neurologist prescribed Nardil approximately 4-5 years ago as a last effort to control my migraine headaches. This drug has worked better than all others tried at preventing migraines, but not without some annoying side effects such as weight gain, edema in lower legs and arms, some mild memory problems, and probably most annoying is the caution exercised regarding medications and foods that are to be avoided while taking Nardil. I've gone off of it once, and it was a nightmare, it made me very sick and weak. I eventually got off of it totally for several weeks, but the migraines came back with a vengeance, so I had to go back on the Nardil. I'm considering going off of it again soon simply because of the weight gain and edema."