Posted by shellie on September 30, 2000, at 16:22:14
In reply to Re: Stopping and Restarting MAOI----SLS, posted by SLS on September 30, 2000, at 13:04:50
So, I also went for a consultation with a new pdoc.
My main question was going to be "do I restart Nardil or change to Parnate?" Anyway, I was in for a surprise. This doctor had earlier this year written an article for The Washington Post health section called "making the three tenors sing", which I had actually read. I had no idea he was the guy who wrote it. It was of course about how the brain's neurotransmitters must "harmonize" and during our session he asked me questions to figure out where I stood with the three. (after which he brought out his visual neurotransmitter pie chart).
Didn't want me on either nardil or parnate. Felt they were too limiting, although he said he used to be a huge MAOI fan. First, as first part of combination suggested either paxil or remeron. I said no to both (didn't want to deal with side effects and ssri withdrawal) and felt that this consultation was going to be over fast. But then he came up with a serzone/adderal combination and said if I couldn't tolerate the adderall, it was fine with him if I substituted adrafinil instead. So I'm on my third day of serzone (no side effects--it's actually energizing for me). Tomorrow I add on adderall. So, not at all what I expected.
(by the way, Scott, what was the result of adding Risperdal to your combination? Did I miss that?) Shellie
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