Posted by Maxime on May 24, 2004, at 12:21:39
In reply to Terrified....Transitioning to MAOI, going off meds, posted by PhoenixGirl on May 21, 2004, at 22:31:49
I'm sure you are scared. I haven't read the responses to your initial post so if I am being redundant I am sorry.
You might want to consider going into the hospital for the med change. I too have gone through everything alone when it comes to my mental health. We are stronger than we think.
Parnate was my last hope as well. But remember, there is also Nardil to try. Many people who do not respond well to Parnate respond very well to Nardil. And you can switch from one to the other without much of a washout.
Your situation sounds a lot like me actually except I am bipolar, but more depressed than manic.
Ask your doctor about putting you on dexadrine until you start the MAOI. It might help keep you going until it's time to start the Parnate.
Keep posting.
Hugs,
MaximeI'm really scared because I'm about to transition to Parnate, an MAOI. The scary thing is that I have to reduce my current meds for one week, then go two weeks WITHOUT antidepressants!
> I'm 26 and have been on antidepressants since I was 13. My depression has been severe, chronic rather than episodic, and often suicidal. I've required ECT a couple of years ago as well. Since I have tried almost every antidepressant there is without recovering from the depression, I'm about to try Parnate, because the MAOI drugs are the only kind I haven't tried.
> When I've tried to reduce my meds in the past, I get really really REALLY depressed. It will probably get to the point that I can't go to work. But I really have to get through this period so I can start the Parnate. An MAOI is my last hope. I am just so afraid that the brutal agony of my depression will lead me to go back on my current meds too soon, so that I couldn't try the Parnate. There is also the horrible possibility that Parnate either won't work or will have intolerable side effects, in which case I have to wait ANOTHER 2 weeks for it to wash out so I can start my old meds again.
> Going through this would be easier if I had family or friends for support. But I have no friends, my twin sister doesn't talk to me, my dad is depressed, and my mother is seriously manic depressive. I will be facing this alone. I've faced almost everything in life alone, in fact, and I can't believe I'm still alive.
> I'm just so afraid. It is crucial that I survive the next several weeks until I'm on the Parnate and it starts working.
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