Posted by Lucy Nash on October 14, 2002, at 22:28:42
In reply to Re: Nardil, posted by ZeeZee on October 12, 2002, at 18:06:58
Sorry for the confusion; I'm not on Marplan now, although I have taken it in the past.
The first MAOI I was prescribed was Marplan - this was in 1989. I took it for two years with few side effects except insomnia, for which I was occasionally given temazepam (I think it's called Restoril).
Then I moved to the Philippines where Marplan wasn't available (Roche discontinued it) so I had to switch to Nardil. Nardil worked, and is working, almost as well as Marplan but I am having a lot of trouble with weight gain. I was temporarily switched to Parnate a couple of years after starting Nardil, but I suffered from a lot of nausea so I went back to Nardil.
Nowadays I am considering switching back to Marplan as it's become available again. I'm sick and tired of being 30 pounds overweight, but the thought of a total washout frightens me. I've tried to taper off Nardil a couple of times but I always have anxiety attacks and nightmares. Hopefully our new insurance plans at work will help me locate a MAOI specialist - they are very difficult to find.
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