Posted by Michael K on June 27, 2001, at 20:55:00
In reply to Re: Parnate withdrawal » Regina, posted by Elizabeth on June 27, 2001, at 12:58:01
> > Has anyone been through parnate withdrawal who could tell me what to expect, if anything?
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> Taper slowly, and it shouldn't be too bad. Stop cold-turkey, and you could experience panic attacks, suicidal depression, extreme mood swings and irritability, nightmares, abnormal movements in sleep, lethargy, and hypersomnia. It's sort of like quitting amphetamines and benzodiazepines at the same time. < g > Again, this is if you stop abruptly; tapering by about 10 mg every 5-7 days may still produce withdrawal symptoms, but they will be much milder.
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> I've found benzodiazepines (Klonopin or Xanax) helpful in alleviating MAOI withdrawal symptoms, incidentally.
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> > Also, does anyone know of any good doctors in the San Francisco area for people who have tried just about every drug known to man? My doctor pretty much gave up.
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> Your doctor needs to get you some referrals then! (Sorry, I don't know anybody in the Bay area, just a really terrific guy in Santa Barbara.)
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> -elizabethRegina,
30 mg is a low dose of Parnate. You probably shouldn't be giving up on it yet, unless you've noticed no improvement at all. Having gone off of it several times in the past 12 years, I've always done it cold turkey. Otherwise, it was like cutting off my arm an inch at a time. I've never followed the same policy with other ADs. It just seems to work better that way with Parnate.
Mike
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