Posted by John on October 27, 1999, at 9:49:36
In reply to Marplan & stuff - Anita, posted by Elizabeth on October 19, 1999, at 12:05:56
hi,
i've tried nardil (phenelzine), parnate (tranylcypromine) and other psychotropics to treat my social phobia. nardil has been the most efficacious, by far. like you, parnate would not initially let me sleep. i found slowly titrating the dosage upward works well - your body adjusts. also, if you're using a benzodiazepine as adjunctive therapy, then taking that at night will also help. problem for me was that parnate just was not efficacious in minimizing my social phobia.
i've now been on marplan for several weeks. no sleep problems. haven't experienced the weight gain associated with nardil, either. initial dose of 30 mg was not efficacious, so i'm now on 60 mg/day. sexual dysfunction is also not an issue - at least yet.
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