Posted by King Vultan on November 21, 2004, at 10:04:54
In reply to Re: Parnate Insomniacs » King Vultan, posted by KaraS on November 20, 2004, at 14:05:47
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> You can add in a sedating tricyclic with Parnate, can't you? I can't take benzos. I very quickly develop tolerance so that's not an option for me unfortunately. I've tried trazadone in the past and it made me very nauseous. I continued on it for between 2-3 months and it didn't get any better. Sedating tricyclics have worked well for me in the past although I don't look forward to the weight gain.
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I'm convinced that Surmontil (trimipramine) is completely safe to use with an MAOI, as it neither blockades amine reuptake nor releases amines through some other mechanism, such as an alpha-2 adrenergic blockade. I also think that doxepin is probably relatively safe to use with MAOIs because while it does blockade both serotonin and NE reuptake, these effects are relatively weak compared to its ridiculously strong histamine blockade. As for amitriptyline, I've heard of people using this with MAOIs, but it is too strong at blockading serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake for me to be comfortable using it personally.Todd
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