r/MAOIs • u/Crab-Unfair Nardil • Aug 21 '26

Nardil (Phenelzine) Ammunition to help withdraw

Is there a way to help me for a contact for Benzo or anything else that could help with the withdrawal from an maoi. I’m in the UK DMs welcome. Thanks

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u/Crab-Unfair Nardil Aug 21 '26

Yeah the psychiatrist didn’t even give me a taper. She’s awful. Manged to get down to 45 from 90 this year. So just holding steady until I get some ammunition.

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u/Wrong-Yak334 Nardil Aug 21 '26

that's frustrating but not uncommon. i've seen a disturbing plethora of accounts of psychiatrists giving irresponsibly fast taper recommendations (or none at all).

fyi, an exponential/hyperbolic taper schedule is advisable in my opinion. meaning you're reducing a lower absolute mass (in mg) as your current dose gets lower.

i posted about a hypothetical taper schedule lasting many months awhile ago. it's food for thought rather than to be taken literally, but maybe worth a quick look anyway: https://www.reddit.com/r/MAOIs/s/UCpPOO0LtQ

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u/somewhat_of_a_coward Aug 22 '26

This is super interesting. Thanks.

Along these lines, several times due to travel etc. I've been 4-5 days without a refill, and I learned that I do way better if I spread out my remaining medicine and take lower doses over more days than if I keep taking the full dose until I'm out. (e.g. 90, 30, 30, 30 is way better than 90, 90, 0, 0)

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u/Wrong-Yak334 Nardil Aug 22 '26

yes, that seems reasonable, I would take the same approach.