Posted by ayrity on July 4, 2002, at 20:24:18
In reply to Re: New to Parnate maoi » mixedstates, posted by mouse on June 28, 2002, at 22:04:13
Hi Cyber and Mouse:
Thanks for the responses. It's nice to talk to people who can share their experiences.Cyber, in answer to your question, I'm going on my 4th week with Parnate. So far, all it has done is made me tired, given me occassional high blood pressure and I feel if anything more subdued and withdrawn lately. But I'm patient- what choice do I have? I'll give it a bit longer. I've never had blood pressure problems before. My mother has hypertension, so maybe I have an inherited tendency.
I don't know- part of me says that I shouldn't be taking a medication like this. I've never been suicidal, I'm fairly successful in my career. Yet, I've been miserable most of my life, I have no friends and I have trouble making social contact, my marriage fell apart a few years ago and I can't move on (though my problems preceded the breakup). Then there's the hypersomnolence, extreme fatigue (even off meds), poor self esteem, etc. There's lots of other stuff that's too complicated and long to go into right now, serious family crap, etc. Sounds like enough.... Nothing has worked for me, I can't do it on my own, counseling alone did nothing, so I'm willing to give yet another med a try. I'm skeptical but hopeful, too.
As far as discussing with family- I see no need to worry my mother. My ex-wife (well, we're separated, not divorced as of yet) would freak if she knew I was on meds. She has her own issues- she had bad experiences with her own mother, who is bipolar; so she has a lot of issues dealing with psychiatry and meds. I moved away a few years ago (we see each other from time to time). My wife might visit soon- it'll be difficult to get around the dietary problems and I don't really want to tell her about the medication.
Thanks for listening folks.
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