Posted by Ingo on January 30, 2000, at 8:38:09
In reply to Re: Parnate vs Moclobemide in terms of Social phobia, posted by jd on January 30, 2000, at 3:26:09
> Ingo,
> I've seen a number of accounts of people who get very tired while on Parnate: this may have something to do with its effect on sleep quality or perhaps just with the MAO inhibition. In any event, moclobemide may be worth trying if you have access to it: it's certainly an easier med to take, although it's probably not as effective as MAOIs for some people with social phobia. Have you considered/tried Nardil or Marplan, the other MAOIs? Likewise, have you done a trial of an SSRI like Paxil or Prozac? As you probably know, one minor problem is that switching to any of these from Parnate would probably require a wash-out period of at least two weeks to be safe.
> --jd
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I live in Germany and have tried Prozac and Paxil earlier last year with very good results, but both times they lasted only a few weeks or maybe two months, so I thought before having the same with some other SSRI, I switch to a whole different class of AD, and Parnate sounded promissing (with its supposedly energizing and anti anxiety properties.
Nardil is not available over here and Marplan has been taken taken off the market some years ago, I think due to health problems. So my only options are to try the other (reverible) MAOI Moclobemide or look into other things like buspropion or something along the line.
Or maybe I augment the Parnate with something else.
Hmmm... if only I knew beforehand what the outcome would be, I wouldn´t be wasting months and months with the "wrong" meds.
Have a good day!
poster:Ingo
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