Posted by Elizabeth on August 15, 2001, at 17:46:47
In reply to Re: Stuff -- Elizabeth et al, posted by may_b on August 12, 2001, at 13:10:53
Welcome, may_b. Flattered to see that someone else is interested in our chit-chat. < g > (I don't get all the references either, BTW.)
> Other features have not responded to talking therapies, such as: forgetfulness, confusion, hideous dreams, anxiety, ruminating, attention problems and for me, taste distortions or the loss of taste. These features survive all non-drug interventions.
You have weird dreams too? (MAOIs will most likely get rid of that symptom.)
> Re your exchanges on Parnate dose increases and slow metabolizers.
It's important to note that people who metabolise drugs abnormally (too slow or too fast) don't necessarily have the problem with all or even most drugs (unless they have liver disease or something).
> How does one know if they are a slow metabolizer?
Serum level monitoring, or a specific test for deficiency of a particular enzyme.
> Maybe I should have crept up by 5 mg increments once a day - what do you think, Elizabeth?
I don't think that an extreme reaction necessarily means you're not metabolising the drug adequately. But start low & go slow is always a good rule.
-elizabeth
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