Posted by Optimist on February 20, 2005, at 12:44:15
In reply to Re: MAOI and blood pressure, posted by sabre on February 18, 2005, at 2:05:55
> Good luck, Brian.
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> I'd love to hear about your experiences on Parnate.
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> I get the impression that for most people the side effects are generally not as bad as those of Nardil. Is that true?
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> sabreI've been on Parnate for 6 days now. 20mg the first, 40mg the next 4, then started at 60mg yesterday. Still zero side effects if that tells you anything. No insomnia, midafternoon tiredness, sexual dysfunction, hypotension what so ever. Usually when I start a new the drug the first week has pronounced side effects like Prozac, Lamictal, and Wellbutrin did. I had trouble sleeping the first week on wellbutrin and Prozac. Wellbutrin initially gave me headaches, nausea, and dizziness at first but quickly dissipated. So in the side effect category Parnate wins hands down. Seems promising so far.
Parnate is supposed to be much more mild with side effects opposed to Nardil. You don't hear nearly as many people going off Parnate due to side effects as you do Nardil. That almost always seems the case with Nardil. A lot of people can't tolerate it.
I'll write a more detailed description tomorrow on my progress as it will be a week. Don't want to jump the gun just quite yet. :)
p.s. The diet's a joke. No problems what so ever with it yet. I'm following the 1998 Sunnybrook recommendations. No aged cheese and meat, draft beer, and soy sauce.
Brian
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