"diagnosed bipolar late 30&#039;s, lithium threw me into a clinical depression.  was not hospitalized as i tried tricyclic after tricyclic, with the awful side effects, weight gain and almost a zombie, sleeping all the time.

researching i discovered maoi inhibitors, was put on nardil.  had only 15 min. medication checks every two weeks.  at the first i asked, still depressed, &quot;will i ever be motivated again?&quot;, so weary was i of this horrid depression.

at the second medication check, two weeks later, my depression had lifted!  it kept me out of depression, functioning, and as close to &#039;normal&#039;, &quot;whatever that is&quot;, for decades.  it saved my life."