Posted by Lucy Nash on August 22, 2002, at 16:54:57
In reply to Marplan vs. other MAOIs, posted by Bobbiedobbs on January 27, 2002, at 20:42:07
> Has anyone tried the other of the big "three" MAOI's - Marplan? I read some older posts but folks were mostly starting on it then. I'd love to hear from a Marplan user who has used Nardil or Parnate also. Which did you prefer, and what about the side effects?
> I'm a two-decades long Nardil user who found it increasingly less effective over time and who for the past year has tried Parnate. It is definitely less energizing, but has had some mild-moderate benefit re social phobia and anxiety. The big drawback is that it makes me pretty fatigued and sleepy at 40 mg or up (which I'm now trying - up until now it has been 20-30 mg.
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>Marplan was the first MAOI I was prescribed, and I always thought it was the best of the group. I had to switch to Nardil in the early 1990s after taking Marplan for 2-3 years, and I had a lot of weight gain problems that I didn't have with Marplan.
Also, I never got sleepy with Marplan, but haven't had this problem with Nardil either.
Now that Marplan is available again, I'm thinking of switching back, but my doctor recommends I stop Nardil entirely and go drug-free for a couple of weeks before beginning the Marplan. I haven't yet been able to do this because my mood crashes so badly during the washout period.
poster:Lucy Nash
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