Posted by TomV on October 8, 2004, at 8:05:41
In reply to Re: Ok to take Parnate and Nardil together? » TomV, posted by sfy on October 7, 2004, at 23:09:31
> > Since I'm about to start Parnate, I got to thinking why I chose it over Nardil. Nardil on paper seems like the better drug to try for me, but the side effect profile seems more bothersome. I have significiant depression, anxiety, and some social phobia, and I have a feeling Nardil has a better chance of working. I've taken many of the newer and older generation drugs, with very little success. But I'm thinking down the road a bit here.
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> Having once been on Nardil (and currently contemplating Parnate), I thought that the side effect profiles were similar. If anything, I was under the impression that there's a higher risk of the cheese effect and hypertensive crisis with Parnate than with Nardil. And Parnate, being more activating, makes some people more anxious.Nardil's profile shows more weight gain & sexual dysfunction, two big no-no's for me. I am aware of the higher risk of the cheese effect with Parnate (which I can control with strict adherence to the diet), and it being more activating, which is a slightly less big no-no. So on paper, I'm basically stuck. But then again, all these drugs, on paper, look like life savers, which is hardly the case...
Tom
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