Posted by missliz on July 25, 2002, at 23:52:51
In reply to Re: Parnate side effects?, posted by MarkCSF on July 25, 2002, at 12:32:23
Tell your pdoc about this- they need to know.
Be carefull- I loved Parnate but had to stop it 'cause of heart problems. It metabolises into various types of speed, including methamphetamine, and tachycardia is a listed side effect. (Thats the rapid pulse, in case you didn't know ;) ) I had this too, and it progressed into nasty arrythmia ( heart plays sambas instead of boring glug glugs) and I was turning gray and keeling over. My EKG looked like it was done by a kid with a Spirograph. Fortunately my medicine doc is better than my pdoc, so I'm here to tell you about this.
The moral of the story is that crank is really nasty stuff, just like the DEA says, and you should go up very slowly on the dose with this drug. If you feel like your heart is beating funny, don't be afraid to make noise about it. Keep monitering your pulse and be aware that a lot of people have had to discontinue the drug because of heart trouble. I went back to normal when I got off the Parnate but heart trouble is really scary stuff.
I hope it does work out for you, because Parnate was the best med I've ever taken in terms of my head. Can the rapid pulse thing slow down? I only know it didn't for me and you need to know about the possibility of cardiac effects. I wouldn't wish my experience on anybody.
I started titrating up on selegiline (very slowly!) a few weeks ago after the Parnate washed out and it's starting to give me that MAOI can do cheerfulness again. Nardil gave me five stable years during which I got a few degrees and had a lot of fun- how amazing! So there are plan b meds if Parnate side effects get out of hand.Miss Liz
If your sleep is screwed up, be careful there, too. Parnate can mess up your REM sleep and I think the physical exhaustion of no or bad sleep aggravated the whole heart thing. Not to mention the possibility of a mania.
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