Posted by Ilene on February 20, 2004, at 7:05:34
In reply to Re: Marplan Diary » Ilene, posted by cubbybear on February 20, 2004, at 5:23:37
> Ilene,
> Thanks loads for this post, which is a long overdue jewel of information. We all need lots of choices out there, and especially among MAOIs, which have fallen in popularity because of industry prejudice and misconception.
>
> As for your response to Marplan, I'd say that if it works anything like Parnate, you should expect days of ups and downs; it was never a straight line up for me after being in the depths of depression. It usually took the Parnate about 3-4 weeks to kick in, but everyone's different.Thanks. Yesterday was a bad day, and today isn't starting out so good. Sounds like having a couple of good days surrounded by bad days is normal. That's comforting to know.
> You're paying an enormous amount of money per tablet if you buy the Marplan in small quantities. Assuming you respond well to the Marplan and will stay on it, be sure to have your dr. prescribe it in multiples of 100 tabs, so the pharmacist can give you the bottles he gets, which contain 100 tabs, and your price should decrease accordingly.
It didn't seem like an enormous price to me! I suppose it would be if I started taking five pills a day, at $1 per. Luckily, I think my insurance kicks in when the price of a prescription exceeds $40.
> Looking forward to reading your diary!
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